Preterm Birth In The United States: A Sociocultural Approach
by Janet M. Bronstein /
2016 / English / PDF
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This first-of-its-kind volume addresses the myriad of issues
relating to―and reviews the plethora of responses to--premature
births in the United States, both in national context and
compared with other countries. In addition to current clinical
data, it examines how preterm births in the U.S. fit in with
larger social concerns regarding poverty, racial disparities,
reproductive rights, gender expectations, and the business of
health care. Comparisons with preterm birth phenomena in Canada,
the U.K., and other Western European countries illustrate
cultural narratives about motherhood, women’s status, differences
across social welfare and abortion policies , and across health
care financing and delivery sytems, and how these may affect
outcomes for newborns. The book sorts out these intersecting
complexities through the following critical lenses:
This first-of-its-kind volume addresses the myriad of issues
relating to―and reviews the plethora of responses to--premature
births in the United States, both in national context and
compared with other countries. In addition to current clinical
data, it examines how preterm births in the U.S. fit in with
larger social concerns regarding poverty, racial disparities,
reproductive rights, gender expectations, and the business of
health care. Comparisons with preterm birth phenomena in Canada,
the U.K., and other Western European countries illustrate
cultural narratives about motherhood, women’s status, differences
across social welfare and abortion policies , and across health
care financing and delivery sytems, and how these may affect
outcomes for newborns. The book sorts out these intersecting
complexities through the following critical lenses:
· Clinical:
causes, treatments, and outcomes of preterm birth
· Clinical:
causes, treatments, and outcomes of preterm birth· Population:
the distribution of preterm births
· Population:
the distribution of preterm births
· Cultural: how
we understand preterm birth
· Cultural: how
we understand preterm birth
· Health care:
delivering care for high-risk pregnant women and preterm infants
· Health care:
delivering care for high-risk pregnant women and preterm infants
· Ethical: moral
decision-making about preterm births
· Ethical: moral
decision-making about preterm birthsPreterm Birth in the United States
Preterm Birth in the United States synthesizes a wide
knowledge base for maternal and child health professionals across
diverse disciplines, including public health, social work, nursing,
medicine, and health policy. Social scientists with interests in
reproduction and gender issues will gain access to historical,
clinical and epidemiological knowledge that can support their work.
There is also an audience for the book among childbirth
activists such as supporters of midwifery and less medicalized
childbirth.
synthesizes a wide
knowledge base for maternal and child health professionals across
diverse disciplines, including public health, social work, nursing,
medicine, and health policy. Social scientists with interests in
reproduction and gender issues will gain access to historical,
clinical and epidemiological knowledge that can support their work.
There is also an audience for the book among childbirth
activists such as supporters of midwifery and less medicalized
childbirth.
