The first one thousand days of human life, or the period between
conception and age two, is one of the most pivotal periods of human
development. Optimizing nutrition during this time not only
prevents childhood malnutrition but also determines future health
and potential. The Politics of Potential examines early life
interventions in the first one thousand days of life in South
Africa, drawing on fieldwork from international conferences,
government offices, health-care facilities, and the everyday lives
of fifteen women and their families in Cape Town. Michelle
Pentecost explores various aspects of a politics of potential, a
term that underlines the first one thousand days concept and its
effects on clinical care and the lives of childbearing women in
South Africa. Why was the First One Thousand Days project so
readily adopted by South Africa and many other countries? Pentecost
not only explores this question but also discusses the science of
intergenerational transmissions of health, disease, and human
capital and how this constitutes new forms of intergenerational
responsibility. The women who are the target of first one thousdand
days interventions are cast as both vulnerable and responsible for
the health of future generations, such that, despite its history,
intergenerational responsibility in South Africa remains entrenched
in powerfully gendered and racialized ways.
General
| Imprint: |
Rutgers University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Medical Anthropology |
| Release date: |
2024 |
| First published: |
2024 |
| Authors: |
Michelle Pentecost
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
236 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-978837-48-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-978837-48-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781978837485 |
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