Labor of love : gestational surrogacy and the work of making babies /

Labor of love : gestational surrogacy and the work of making babies /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Jacobson, Heather, author.
Imprint:	New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2016] ©2016
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Families in focus Families in focus.
Subject:	Surrogate motherhood. Surrogate mothers. Human reproductive technology -- Social aspects. Families. Families. Human reproductive technology -- Social aspects. Surrogate motherhood. Surrogate mothers. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11383352

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ISBN:	9780813569529 0813569524 9780813569512 0813569516 9780813569505 0813569508
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 17, 2016).
Summary:	Drawn from extensive interviews with paid gestational surrogates, women employed to carry children who are not genetically their own, Labor of Love reveals the challenges they face as they deal with complicated medical procedures, delicate work-family balances, and tricky social dynamics. The book demonstrates the extent to which advances in reproductive technology are affecting all Americans, changing how we think about maternity, family, and the labor involved in giving birth.

Table of Contents:

Conceptions
Making reproduction profitable: the contemporary surrogacy market
Laboring to conceive: surrogacy as work
Managing relations: surrogates and their IPs
Working from home: surrogates and their families
Obscured labor.