Reinscribing a New Normal: Pregnancy, Disability, and Health 2.0 in the Online Natural Birthing Community, Birth Without Fear
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Date
2015-04
Authors
De Hertogh, Lori Beth
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Fembot Collective
Abstract
I argue in this article that the online natural birthing
community, Birth Without Fear, operates as a Health 2.0 space
where members reinscribe a new normal regarding disability
and pregnancy, a process that both empowers and
disempowers women. To explore this issue, I draw on concepts
and terminologies from cyberfeminist and feminist disability
studies. In using these methodologies, I bring attention to how
pregnant bodies are perceived as medically disabled and
highlight how Birth Without Fear both positively and
negatively shapes rhetorics of pregnancy on the web
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22 pages
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De Hertogh, L. B., (2015) Reinscribing a New Normal: Pregnancy, Disability, and Health 2.0 in the Online Natural Birthing Community, Birth Without Fear. Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology, No.7. doi:10.7264/N3Z899PH (http://dx.doi.org/10.7264/N3Z899PH)