Embodying culture pregnancy in Japan and Israel / [electronic resource] :
Tsipy Ivry.
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2010.
- x, 298 p.
- Studies in medical anthropology .
- Studies in medical anthropology. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: pregnancy, cultural comparison, multisited ethnographies -- The doctoring of pregnancy -- A risky business: pregnancy in the eyes of Israeli ob-gyns -- The twofold structure of Japanese prenatal care -- Experiencing pregnancy -- The path of bonding -- The path of ambiguity -- Embodying culture: toward an anthropology of pregnancy -- Juxtapositions -- Pregnant with meaning.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Pregnancy--Japan. Pregnancy--Israel. Pregnant women--Medical care--Japan. Pregnant women--Medical care--Israel. Medical anthropology--Japan. Medical anthropology--Israel.
Japan--Social life and customs. Israel--Social life and customs.