Citizen Fetus

Chapter  3:  The '90s.

·       Fetal Images.

·       Bonding with Fetuses.

·       Fetal Primers and Magazines.

·       Consumer Fetus.

·       "Reborn Fetuses and Dolls".

·       Motherhood on the Covers of Glossy magazines.

·       Delivery in the 1990s.

·       The rise of the Doula.

·       Fading Excitement at birth.

·       From Star to Fallen Star.

Chapter 4: The First Decade of the New Millennium.

·       The Revolution of Assisted Reproduction Technologies.

·       Frozen for Eternity.

·       The Twins Epidemic.

·       Wondrous and  Miraculous Fetuses.

·       The Transparent Uterus.

·       Keepsake Ultrasound.

·       Belly Casts.

·       Ann Geddes' Misleading Talent.

·       Pregnancies of the Stars.

·       Sexy in the Consulting Room.

·       Losing a Child.

·       The Vanishing Twin and the Demise of Fetal Twins.

Chapter 5: 2010-2019.

·       The Viral Fetus.

·       The Royal Fetus.

·       The Pixar Fetus.

·       The Invulnerable Fetus.

·       Breaking Nature's Limits.·       Surrogacy.



·       Some Objections and Counterarguments to Surrogacy.

·       Alarm from  Hollywood and the Catwalks.

·       Celebrity Pregnancies. Latest trends.

·       Porn in the consulting-room and the labor ward.

·       Back to Nature.

·       Natural Births in the NHS.·       The Mass Entry of Companions.



·       Gay Culture Orients Everything.

·       Times are Changing.

       Chapter 6: Citizen Fetus.

·       How Fetuses are perceived.

·       Points from the Past.

·       The Advent of the Main Religions.

·       The Age of Enlightenment. A Changed Attitude. Probing Women' Bodies.

·       The Rise of Maternal-Fetal Conflict. The Fetus as a Patient.·       Abortion Crusades. Before WWII.



·       Unborn in the USA.

PART II. Beyond Mythology.

      Chapter 7: Studying Fetuses.

·       How Fetuses are Commonly Interpreted.

·       Fetal Movements and Fetal Behavior.

·       Fetal Sensations.

·       Fetal Animals.·       Premature Infants.



·       Other Research and Views.

·       Fetal Research and Working with Obstetricians.

          Chapter 8:  Basic Fetal Movements. Some Known Functions.

·         Why Fetal Motions.

·        General Movements.

·       Local or Localized Movements.

·       Fetal Breathing Movements.

·       Sucking and Swallowing.·       Startles.



·       Hiccups and Yawning.Chapter 9: Preparing for Life After Birth.



·       Facial Expressions.

·       Longing and loss in the Twin Fetus.

PART III: Other Perspectives on Fetuses.

            Chapter 10: Old Customs and New Cults.·       Belly Casts. African Fertility Ceremonies.



·       Fetal Cemeteries. Their Japanese Roots.

·       The Placenta.

·       Umbilical Cord and Lotus Birth.

·       The rebirth of the Vulva and Vagina.

·       Exporting Abroad

             Chapter 11: Fetuses from Other Worlds.

·       Fertility treatments where treatments are lacking.

·       Unusual Conceptions.·       Without Amniocentesis and Prenatal Diagnoses.



·       Gendericide.

·       Children and Fetuses in War.

·       Maternity and Delivery Elsewhere.

·       Pre-Natal Psychology in the Wild.

·       Pre-Natal Psychology in a High-Tech Empire.

·       Menstruation and parturition huts.·       Infanticide as Delayed Abortion.



PART IV: Covid Pandemic. Fetuses Become Citizens?

      Chapter 12: Darkness Descends. Sars-CoV-19.

·       We should have known better.

·       Zombie Preparedness.

·       End of an era.

·       Transient Euphoria.

·       Panic Buying.

·       Anger.

·       Death in Mind.·       It seemed the better way.



·       The Joys of the Olympians.

·       VIP Pregnancies.

·       Ode to Video Communication.

 Chapter 13: Pregnancy and Fetuses fade into Obscurity.

·       Boom of Births as in the 1965 New York Blackout?

·       Time to die.

·       Fetal Erasure.

·       Collapse of Births.

·       Not Just the Pandemic.

·       Waiting.

·       Freedom and independence.

·       Depression and Anxiety.·       Keep away from me.



·       Adolescents.

·       Generational divide.

·       Fetuses turn up in tribunals, courts and cemeteries.

            Chapter 14: Pregnancies and Home After Birth.

·       Hero to Zero.

·       Where have all the Flowers Gone.

·       Fear of Pregnancy and of the Fetus.

·       Fears of Childbirth.·       Chernobyl.



·       The Thing.

·       The Feus becomes  Viral.

·       Wish you were here.

·       Just Breathe.

·       Breastfeeding.

·       Perinatal Depression.

·       The sound of silence.

·       Initial and involuntary pregnancies.·       The surrogate dilemma.



·       Clarified fears.

·       Love and Sex during Coronavirus.

·       The honeymoon is over.

·       Violence in couples.

·       Boredom.

·       Digital Technology.·       Sex Toys as Companions and Pornography.



·       The Spread of Porn.

·       Blue pills.

·       The Virus made Sexy.

·       Fetishizing Fetuses.

Conclusion.

·       Citizens  of different worlds.

·       Citizens of Western Societies.

·       The Maternal Body as a Public Arena.

·       In Other Worlds.

·       Under the thin veil of rationality.·       Out of this World.



·       Covid-19, pregnancies and mental health.