The latest 3- and four dimensional images produced by contemporary ultrasound technology deal strikingly reasonable representations of the foetus – representations that have actually additional transformed experiences of pregnancy, the general public understanding of foetal existence and the rhetoric of the abortion argument. Presenting a prompt feminist engagement with this brand-new technology, The Visualised Foetus explores the prevalent familiarity with and appeal of this new technology within the context of a longer history of foetal visualisations. The book offers a selection of case research studies that take a look at the diffusion of 3/4D ultrasound images beyond the clinic and the ramifications of this new technology for biopolitics in the European and American context. With attention to the non-diagnostic and commercial use of 3/4D images, the impact of 3/4D ultrasound within the abortion argument, and brand-new claims that ultrasound help maternal-foetal bonding, The Visualised Foetus shows the stress in between the social and medical significances of foetal ultrasound, the enjoyments and dangers of foetal images for ladies, the contested status of ultrasonography as ‘clinical’ imagery, and has a hard time over the authority to specify and interpret ultrasound images. It will appeal to scholars of the sociology of medication and the body, social theory and gender and cultural studies, as well as those with interest in science and technology research studies.
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