Pregnant Bodies – Embodied Pregnancy: An Introduction
Kloß ST, Villinger A (2025)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2025
Journal
Book Volume: 31,1-2
Pages Range: 3–37
DOI: 10.1177/1357034X251322120
Abstract
Research on pregnancy has primarily been conducted in relation to topics, such as abortion or reproductive rights, within the framework of (giving) birth, conceptualisations of foetal bodies and, more generally, regarding the notion of life. However, it is equally necessary to draw attention to the pregnant bodies themselves and embodied pregnancy as an experience, as bodily experiences of pregnancy influence and are affected by social contexts and interactions, technical innovations and the historical development of gender and body concepts. This special issue highlights the need to reconsider naturalised and biomedical definitions of pregnancy and take into account that a pregnant body does not necessarily refer to the body of an individual; it may imply a larger group of people, their bodies and practices, and refer to a collective endeavour. In addition, it discusses approaches that consider pregnancy and pregnant bodies from a time-sensitive, processual and intersectional perspective.
Authors with CRIS profile
Antonia Villinger
Graduiertenkolleg 2806/1 - Literatur und Öffentlichkeit in differenten Gegenwartskulturen
Involved external institutions
Germany (DE)How to cite
APA:
Kloß, S.T., & Villinger, A. (2025). Pregnant Bodies – Embodied Pregnancy: An Introduction. Body & Society, 31,1-2, 3–37. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357034X251322120
MLA:
Kloß, Sinah T., and Antonia Villinger. "Pregnant Bodies – Embodied Pregnancy: An Introduction." Body & Society 31,1-2 (2025): 3–37.
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