Risk, Pregnancy and Childbirth

Over the last hundred years, pregnancy and childbirth has become increasingly safe – yet it is still a site of risk, and a contested ground on which health professionals and pregnant women both face high costs of error. This publication brings together fascinating social science research to explore the ways in which risk is both created and managed in pregnancy and childbirth. This book brings together editorials and articles originally published in special and open issues of Health, Risk and Society.