AFFIRMATION AND RESISTANCE OF DOMINANT DISCOURSES - THE RHETORICAL CONSTRUCTION OF PREGNANCY

This study investigates the origins of subversiveness and innovation w ith regard to existing master narratives on the topic of pregnancy. Tw o interviews of pregnant women who are defined as ''at risk'' are anal yzed for how these two women positioned themselves discursively vis-a- vis others, particularly other pregnant women and the group of medical experts. Furthermore, the discourse was examined with regard to the m oral positions and identity claims that were drawn upon in their claim s of how their personal experience counters those that are considered ''normal.''