The quest for the perfect baby: Why do Israeli women seek prenatal genetic testing?

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-53

  Remennick, Larissa ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Israel; Medicalisation of pregnancy; Prenatal genetic screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; JEW; MATERNAL CARE; MOTHER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOCIOLOGY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; ISRAEL; JEWS; JUDAISM; MOTHERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33644699330     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2006.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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