Militarized maternity : experiencing pregnancy in the U.S. armed forces /

In recent decades, the U.S. military has been on the vanguard of organizations implementing policies that increase maternity-related benefits. Despite these new policies, a so-called "pregnancy problem" continues to exist in the U.S. armed forces, wherein servicewomen are stigmatized for b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McFarlane, Megan (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Berkeley : University of California Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Women soldiers > United States. Pregnancy > United States. Maternal and infant welfare > United States.

Table of Contents:

Examining the pregnancy continuum in the U.S. military
Contextualizing maternity experiences in the U.S. Armed Forces
Hyperplanning pregnancies
Performing macho maternity
Negotiating postpartum policies
Redefining military maternity
Appendix A : research participants : demographics
Appendix B : biographies : enlisted servicewomen
Appendix C : biographies : female officers.