Down's syndrome screening and reproductive politics: care, choice, and disability in the prenatal clinic

In the UK and beyond, Down's syndrome screening has become a universal programme in prenatal care.

But why does screening persist, particularly in light of research that highlights pregnant women's ambivalent and problematic experiences with it?

Drawing on an ethnography of Down's syndrome screening in two UK clinics, Thomas explores how and why we are so invested in this practice and what effects this has for those involved.

Informed by theoretical approaches that privilege the mundane and micro practices, discourses, materials, and rituals of everyday life, 'Down's Syndrome Screening and Reproductive Politics' explores the banal world of the clinic and, in particular, the professionals contained within it who are responsible for delivering this programme.