Journey of Becoming a Mother Among Women in Northern Thailand

Pranee Liamputtong is professor of public health at Latrobe University.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Thai Women, Reproduction and MotherhoodChapter 2 My Doctor Knows Best: Antenatal Care and Authoritative KnowledgeChapter 3 Birth and Social Class: Vaginal or Caesarean Birth?Chapter 4 Giving Birth in a HospitalChapter 5 Yu Duan Practices as Embodying Tradition, Modernity and Social ChangeChapter 6 Becoming a MotherChapter 7 Breast is Best?: Infant Feeding in a Changing Social ContextChapter 8 Childrearing and Infant Care: Motherhood, Risk and ResponsibilityChapter 9 In trying to Conclude...Postscript

The Journey of Becoming a Mother Among Women in Northern Thailand contributes to understanding how the global goals of lowering mother and child mortality and morbidity can be met by going beyond statistics and revealing the complexity of women's experiences.