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Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution

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By Adrienne Rich — 1995

Adrienne Rich’s influential and landmark investigation concerns both the experience and the institution of motherhood. The experience is her own―as a woman, a poet, a feminist, and a mother―but it is an experience determined by the institution, imposed on all women everywhere. See more...

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The Legitimate Children of Rape

Writing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Dr. Felicia H. Stewart and Dr. James Trussell have estimated that there are twenty-five thousand rape-related pregnancies each year in the United States.

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What to Expect at Work When You’re Expecting

Legal protections against pregnancy discrimination are one thing. Actual feelings of security are another.

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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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Medical Progress, Social Progress, and Legal Regression

Both anti-abortionists and disability activists have sometimes suggested that women should defer to “nature” and have whatever baby they conceive. The bioethicist William Ruddick calls this the “ ‘hospitality’ view of women.

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The New Science of Motherhood

Through studies of fetal DNA, researchers are revealing how a child can shape a mom’s heart and mind—literally

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What Is Postpartum Depression? Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

Pregnancy and giving birth are intensely emotional experiences. And while these life-changing events can bring joy, they can also present challenges that make you feel sad, tired, and anxious.

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Adjusting to Motherhood May Take Longer than You Think (and that’s OK)

Here’s how long it takes for new moms to work out their new routines and feel the confidence they’ll need to navigate any situation, according to a study.

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11 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Mom

I'm sorry, what is cluster feeding?

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Here’s Why Becoming a Mother for the First Time Is so Physically Intense

Not to mention all those emotional adjustments...

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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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