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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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2018
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The Motherly Guide to Becoming Mama: Redefining the Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Journey

An inclusive, holistic, evidence-based guide for pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum journey―created for modern moms by the experts at the Motherly online community. Pregnancy isn’t just about creating a baby.

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Jill Koziol, Liz Tenety, Diana Spalding
2025
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Year One—Surviving the First Year of Motherhood

Trigger Warning: This video contains content about postpartum depression and suicidal ideation. Year One is an award-winning documentary about identity, postpartum depression, and the first year of motherhood made by new mom and Brooklyn filmmaker Erin Bagwell.

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2021
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The Surprising Loneliness of Parenthood

Everyone expects the addition of a new member of the family to lead to a steady stream of new friends and fun playdates with other parents. However, for many mums and dads, the joy of welcoming a new child can have unexpected consequences.

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2018
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It Wasn’t Supposed to be Like This: A Postpartum Depression Survival Guide With Over 100 Ideas to Manage Loneliness, Sadness and Guilt So You Can Begin to Enjoy Motherhood

An easy-to-read survival guide for those struggling under the relentless weight of postpartum depression. Written by a mother who understands exactly how it feels to see yourself as the worst parent in the world.

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Laurie Varga
2021
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Chicken Soup for the Mother & Daughter Soul: Stories to Warm the Heart and Honor the Relationship

The relationship between a mother and daughter is one of the most profound bonds in life. A mother feels her daughter's first kick during pregnancy, labors to bring her daughter into the world and watches as she takes her first breath of life.

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Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Dorothy Firman
2025
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Your Pregnancy and Childbirth: Month to Month

Take charge of your pregnancy. For trusted advice, turn to Your Pregnancy and Childbirth: Month to Month from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
2021
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Winnicott on the Child

This delightful book presents a selection of D. W. Winnicott’s best writing about children. The remarkable, enduring essays from Babies and Their Mothers and Talking to Parents are here combined with several hard-to-find gems of insight into the world of the child.

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D. W. Winnicott
2002
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It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for a bird to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.

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C. S. Lewis
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The Other Side of Motherhood—a Mother’s Journey with Postpartum Depression

We see the rosy pictures of motherhood, but there is another side to it that not many people talk about.

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2020
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