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.