Tangled diagnoses : prenatal testing, women, and risk /
Löwy, Ilana, 1948-
Tangled diagnoses : prenatal testing, women, and risk / Ilana Lowy. - 319 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-313) and index.
Introduction -- "To see what is about to be born" -- The liminal fetus -- Genetics, morphology, and difficult diagnoses -- Diagnostic puzzles: fetopathology in France -- Visible disasters: fetopathology in Brazil -- Balancing risks: PND and the "prevention of disability" -- PND, reproductive choices, and care -- Conclusion: a nonscrutinized diagnosis -- Coda: Minerva's Owl and Apollo's Lyre.
9780226534091 9780226534121
2017044387
Fetus--Diseases--Diagnosis.
Prenatal diagnosis.
RG628 / .L68 2018
Tangled diagnoses : prenatal testing, women, and risk / Ilana Lowy. - 319 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-313) and index.
Introduction -- "To see what is about to be born" -- The liminal fetus -- Genetics, morphology, and difficult diagnoses -- Diagnostic puzzles: fetopathology in France -- Visible disasters: fetopathology in Brazil -- Balancing risks: PND and the "prevention of disability" -- PND, reproductive choices, and care -- Conclusion: a nonscrutinized diagnosis -- Coda: Minerva's Owl and Apollo's Lyre.
9780226534091 9780226534121
2017044387
Fetus--Diseases--Diagnosis.
Prenatal diagnosis.
RG628 / .L68 2018