What no one tells you : a guide to your emotions from pregnancy to motherhood
Sacks, Alexandra2021
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With a combined thirty years of counselling new and expectant mothers, Drs Sacks and Birndorf have seen firsthand how the pressure to be perfect, and perfectly happy, leaves women feeling confused and even ashamed of the conflicting emotions that can bubble up during pregnancy. In this book, the two psychiatrists show why it's natural for 'matrescence' - the birth of a mother - to be as stressful and transformative a period as adolescence. From the swirl of trepidation and joy of seeing that plus sign, to the complexities of bonding with a tiny yet mighty newborn human, the authors provide a roadmap for mothers-to-be, exploring the emotions (both positive and negative) that can develop, explaining the psychological backstory as to why, and offering women a practical guide for managing the ups and downs of this exciting and exhausting time.
Main title:
What no one tells you : a guide to your emotions from pregnancy to motherhood / Alexandra Sacks, MD, and Catherine Birndorf, MD.
Imprint:
London : Orion Spring, 2021.London : Orion Spring, 2021.
Collation:
xxii, 372 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2019.Originally published: New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2019.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781409191193 (pbk)
Dewey class:
618.20019
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2362896