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Adjusting to Parenthood & pregnancy and childbirth

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Birth Without Fear: The Judgment-Free Guide to Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum

An inclusive, non-judgmental, and empowering guide to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum life that puts mothers first, offering straightforward guidance on all the options and issues that matter most to them (and their partners) when preparing for a baby.

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January Harshe
2019
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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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She Looks Just Like You: A Memoir of (Nonbiological Lesbian) Motherhood

After ten years of talking about having children, two years of trying (and failing) to conceive, and one shot of donor sperm for her partner, Amie Miller was about to become a mother. Or something like that. Over the next nine months, as her partner became the biological mom-to-be, Miller became . .

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Amie Klempnauer Miller
2011
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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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Kylie McConville
2020
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Awake at 3 a.m.: Yoga Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Pregnancy and Early Motherhood

A women’s mental health specialist introduces yoga therapy techniques to provide solace, steadiness, and ease during the difficult stages of pregnancy and new motherhood Pregnancy and new motherhood are often thought of as the most joyful, exciting, and blissful times in your life—but they can...

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Suzannah Neufeld
2024
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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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Annamarya Scaccia
2017
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The First-Time Parent’s Childbirth Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide for Building Your Birth Plan

Create the childbirth plan that’s right for you. Welcoming a new baby is an exciting and joyous time, but it’s natural to be nervous about getting everything ready.

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Stephanie Mitchell
2021
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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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Birthmarks: True Stories from Real Mothers

Motherhood is dirty and smelly and intense and exhausting and terrible and wonderful, and sometimes all at once. We mothers are conditioned; however, to pretend it’s all easy, it’s all love, and it’s all joy.

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Brooke Nelson
2020
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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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Roxane Gay
2021
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