Embodying culture [electronic resource] : pregnancy in Japan and Israel / Tsipy Ivry.

Introduction: pregnancy, cultural comparison, multisited ethnographies
The doctoring of pregnancy
A risky business: pregnancy in the eyes of Israeli ob-gyns
The twofold structure of Japanese prenatal care
Experiencing pregnancy
The path of bonding
The path of ambiguity
Embodying culture: toward an anthropology of pregnancy
Juxtapositions
Pregnant with meaning.