Enduring "lateness": biomedicalisation and the unfolding of reproductive life, sociality, and antenatal care

The dissertation examines how pregnant women seeking antenatal care at a state facility in the Southern Peninsula of Cape Town conceptualise and experience their pregnancies in relation to the biomedical model that informs state practices of care. I specifically explore the experiences that contribu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ferreira, Nicole
Other Authors: Ross, Fiona C
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27691