Reconstructing motherhood and disability in the age of "perfect" babies

Examining mothers of newly diagnosed disabled children within the context of new reproductive technologies and the discourse of choice, this book uses anthropology and disability studies to revise the concept of "normal" and to establish a social environment in which the expression of full lives will prevail. BOOK COVER......Page 1 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 8 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 10 1 INTRODUCTION......Page 14 2 DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT: Choice, Control, and Mother-Blame......Page 28 3 DIMINISHED MOTHERHOOD......Page 62 4 MOTHERS, DOCTORS, AND DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS: On Denial, Personhood, and the Emplotment of Children’s Lives......Page 104 5 THE CHILD AS GIVER: Mothers’ Critique of the Commodification of Babies......Page 156 6 ON MOTHERING, MODELS, AND DISABILITY RIGHTS......Page 184 EPILOGUE: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS......Page 228 APPENDIX: PROFILES OF INTERVIEW PARTICIPANTS......Page 231 NOTES......Page 252 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 261 INDEX......Page 278 Introduction -- Doing Everything Right: Choice, Control And Mother Blame -- Diminished Motherhood -- Mothers, Doctors And Developmental Delays: On Personhood And The Emplotment Of Children's Lives -- The Child As Giver: Mothers' Critique Of The Commodification Of Babies -- On Mothering, Models, And Disability Rights -- Epilogue. Gail Heidi Landsman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 239-264) And Index. Introduction Doing everything right: choice, control and mother blame Diminished motherhood Mothers, doctors and developmental delays: on personhood and the emplotment of children's lives The child as giver: mothers' critique of the commodification of babies Mothers, models, and disability rights Epilogue. A vital work at the intersection of the feminist anthropology of reproduction and disability studies