Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-402) and index.
Contents:
Moving beyond blame: real solutions for children's health. Are mothers hazardous to their children's health? -- The social, psychological, and legal construction of risk -- How healthy are America's children? : myths and realities -- Part II. Mothers as vectors of risk -- Conceptions of risk : legal and medical interventions against pregnant women -- Drug use by pregnant women: context and consequences -- Caught in the crossfire : breastfeeding (or not) as dangerous behavior -- The "good mother" and crimes of omission -- Part III. Environmental hazards to children : toxic substances and contagious diseases -- Childhood lead poisoning and other people's children -- The vaccination paradox -- Part IV. A new framework for risk assessment and risk reduction -- Moving beyond blame: real solutions for children's health.
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