The Journey of Becoming a Mother Among Women

This book is the first book that deals with motherhood and reproduction in northern Thailand. The book covers a wide range of issues issues relating to pregnancy, birth, postpartum practice, motherhood, infant feeding and infant care issues.

Pranee Liamputtong is personal chair in public health at La Trobe University.

List of Table, Map, and Photographs	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction: Thai Women, Reproduction, and Motherhood	p. 1
My Doctor Knows Best: Antenatal Care and Authoritative Knowledge	p. 27
Birth and Social Class: Vaginal or Caesarean Birth?	p. 51
Giving Birth in a Hospital	p. 73
Yu Duan Practices as Embodying Tradition, Modernity, and Social Change	p. 93
Becoming a Mother	p. 109
Breast is Best? Infant Feeding in a Changing Social Context	p. 127
Childrearing and Infant Care: Motherhood, Risk, and Responsibility	p. 155
In Trying to Conclude...Postscript	p. 181
References	p. 183
Index	p. 213
About the Author	p. 223
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The Journey of Becoming a Mother Among Women in Northern Thailand

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