This book examines motherhood and childlessness within the context of the emergence of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) in Bangladesh. It studies the development of IVF procedures through a socio-economic and historical lens. The author delves into policy issues, the media representations of IVF, IVF advertisements, and looks at IVF clinics as sites for commercializing the hope of childless people. The book addresses the lack of regulation surrounding IVF procedures. It brings to the fore the dynamics of reproductive restraint and choice, as well as patterns of gender empowerment and control, which are at play within the norms, practices, and dynamics of Bangladeshi identities.
Rich in ethnographic case studies, this book will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of public health, women’s health, gender studies, women’s studies, science and technology studies, sociology, medical anthropology, public policy, and South Asian studies.
By:
Mirza Taslima Sultana (Jahangirnagar University Dhaka)
Imprint: Routledge India
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 640g
ISBN: 9781032988917
ISBN 10: 1032988916
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 27 June 2025
Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Situating the Research Chapter 3: The Emergence of IVF in Bangladesh: Media, Policy Statements Chapter 4: ‘Let there be another window’: IVF and Bangladeshi women’s movement Chapter 5: Discourses of Motherhood: Negotiation, Contradiction and Dilemma Chapter 6: Discourses of Childlessness: Power and Agency Chapter 7: The Business of Ensuring That ‘Hope Never Dies’: Visual and Verbal Representations of IVF in Dhaka Chapter 8: Conclusion
Mirza Taslima Sultana, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
