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Can Mindfulness Reduce Fear of Labour and Postpartum Depression?

By Luisa Dillner — 2017

Anxiety about labour–and what might come afterwards–causes stress for expectant mothers and increases risk in childbirth. But there could be a natural solution

Read on www.theguardian.com

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A New Way to Think About the Transition to Motherhood | Alexandra Sacks

When a baby is born, so is a mother—but the natural (and sometimes unsteady) process of transition to motherhood is often silenced by shame or misdiagnosed as postpartum depression.

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Going Solo: My Choice to Become a Single Mother Using a Donor

Aged thirty-seven, single and having experienced two miscarriages, Genevieve Roberts found out that her fertility levels were dwindling. On hearing this news, she made the courageous decision to embark on motherhood solo and eventually became pregnant using a sperm donor.

Genevieve Roberts

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Transformed by Birth: Cultivating Openness, Resilience, and Strength for the Life Changing Journey from Pregnancy to Parenthood

As expecting parents, you’re bombarded with more information―and opinions―than ever about the “right” approach to pregnancy and childbirth.

Britta Bushnell

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To Have and to Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma

A clinical psychologist’s exploration of the modern dilemmas women face in the wake of new motherhood. When Molly Millwood became a mother, she was fully prepared for what she would gain: an adorable baby boy; hard-won mothering skills; and a messy, chaotic, beautiful life.

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What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to Motherhood

Your guide to the emotions of pregnancy and early motherhood, from two of America’s top reproductive psychiatrists. When you are pregnant, you get plenty of advice about your growing body and developing baby. Yet so much about motherhood happens in your head.

Alexandra Sacks, Catherine Birndorf

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How to Connect

The eighth book in the bestselling Mindfulness Essentials series, a back-to-basics collection from world-renowned Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh that introduces everyone to the essentials of mindfulness practice. "We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separateness.

Thich Nhat Hanh

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