Patient citizens, immigrant mothers Mexican women, public prenatal care, and the birth weight paradox / Alyshia Gálvez.

Author/creator Gálvez, Alyshia
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press,
Descriptionxi, 211 p. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesCritical issues in health and medicine
Contents Introduction -- Immigrant aspirations and the decisions families make -- Allá en el pueblo : the changing landscape of reproductive care in rural Mexico -- Becoming patients : birth experiences in New York City -- Soy fuerte, yo puedo : critical perspectives on prenatal care -- Conclusion : prenatal care and the reception of immigrants why it's important to listen to Mexican immigrant women talk about their pregnancies.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 181-195) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011001050
ISBN9780813551418 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813551425 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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