Smoking & Pregnancy: The Politics of Fetal Protection

by Laury Oaks and Professor Laury Oaks

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The 1966 edition of the leading medical textbook states that pregnant women can safely smoke half a pack of cigarettes a day. Yet today, women who smoke during pregnancy are among the most vilified figures in public health campaigns. Laury Oaks argues this shift is not due solely to medical findings indicating that cigarette smoking may harm the fetus. Also responsible are a variety of social factors that converged more than a decade ago to construct...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0813528887

ISBN13:9780813528885

Release Date:January 2001

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Addiction & Recovery Feminist Theory Health Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Parenting & Relationships Politics & Social Sciences Pregnancy & Childbirth Smoking Social Science Social Sciences Women's Health Women's Studies

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