The early relationship of mother and pre-infant: Merleau-Ponty and pregnancy
This paper critically evaluates current conceptions of pregnancy as a possession of either mother or infant. In opposition to the more common stance that marks birth as the beginning of intercorporeality and perception, pregnancy is instead phenomenologically delineated as a chiasmic relationship be...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2002
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| In: |
Nursing philosophy
Year: 2002, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 4-14 |
| Further subjects: | B
Pregnancy
B Mother B phenomenological body B Fetus B Merleau-Ponty |
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| Summary: | This paper critically evaluates current conceptions of pregnancy as a possession of either mother or infant. In opposition to the more common stance that marks birth as the beginning of intercorporeality and perception, pregnancy is instead phenomenologically delineated as a chiasmic relationship between mother and her pre-infant from a Merleau-Pontian perspective. This paper maintains that during pregnancy a mother-to-be and her pre-infant are deepened and modified through their intertwining. |
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| ISSN: | 1466-769X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Nursing philosophy
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1046/j.1466-769X.2002.00080.x |
