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The Journey of Becoming a Mother Among Women in Northern Thailand is the first book-length study of childbearing and motherhood in Thailand. Informed by both anthropology and women's studies, Pranee Liamputtong draws sharp distinctions between the practices of the East and those of the West. Covering virtually every aspect of childbirth and upbringing, this book also examines how women try to adapt to changes - social, economical, and political - that affect their motherhood and reproduction.This very personal and accessible book is an excellent intercultural study of women and health, useful to undergraduate as well as graduate students of Women's Studies, Public Health, and Anthropology.
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction: Thai Women, Reproduction and Motherhood
Chapter 2 My Doctor Knows Best: Antenatal Care and Authoritative Knowledge
Chapter 3 Birth and Social Class: Vaginal or Caesarean Birth?
Chapter 4 Giving Birth in a Hospital
Chapter 5 Yu Duan Practices as Embodying Tradition, Modernity and Social Change
Chapter 6 Becoming a Mother
Chapter 7 Breast is Best?: Infant Feeding in a Changing Social Context
Chapter 8 Childrearing and Infant Care: Motherhood, Risk and Responsibility
Chapter 9 In trying to Conclude...Postscript
