Navigating in the Ocean of Risk

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Focusing on the implications of risk in prenatal diagnosis, this ethnographic study delves into the experiences of secular middle-class Turkish women and their families within Istanbul's obstetrics clinics and genetics laboratories. It examines how they navigate, resist, and negotiate the discourses surrounding risk during pregnancy and childbirth. By exploring the diverse desires, fears, and identity claims expressed by doctors and families, the work sheds light on the broader themes of gender, governmentality, and the societal impacts of genetic testing in late capitalism.