Ourselves unborn : a history of the fetus in modern America / Sara Dubow.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.

viii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : fetal stories -- Discovering fetal life, 1870s-1920s -- Interpreting fetal bodies, 1930s-1970s -- Defining fetal personhood, 1973-1976 -- Defending fetal rights, 1970s-1990s -- Debating fetal pain, 1984-2007 -- Epilogue : fetal meanings.