title: Pregnant embodiment: subjectivity and alienation.
abstract: The pregnant subject has a unique experience of her body. The dichotomy between self and other, self and world, breaks down. She can experience a positive narcissism and sense of process. Some conceptualizations and practices of contemporary medicine, however, can alienate the pregnant subject from this bodily experience.
mesh_terms: D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011247:Pregnancy