The birth of a mother : how the motherhood experience changes you forever / Daniel N Stern, Nadia Bruschweiler-Stern ; with Alison Freeland.
- Stern, Daniel N.
- Date:
- [1998]
- Books
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Description
"Renowned psychiatrist Daniel N. Stern has joined forces with pediatrician and child psychiatrist Nadia Bruschweiler-Stern and journalist Alison Freeland to paint a wonderfully evocative picture of the psychology of motherhood. At the heart of The Birth of a Mother is an arresting premise: just as a baby develops physically in utero and after birth, so a mother is born psychologically in the many months that precede and follow the birth of her baby."--Jacket.
Publication/Creation
New York : BasicBooks, [1998]
Physical description
ix, 246 pages ; 22 cm
Notes
Includes index.
Copy 1. Donor: Family of Sheila Kitzinger.
Contents
Introduction: The Motherhood mindset -- Pt. I. Preparing to be a mother. 1. Pregnancy: Preparation for your new identity. 2. Giving birth: a time of transition. 3. Self-fulfilling prophecies and new roles -- Pt. II. A Mother is born. 4. Ensuring your baby's survival. 5. Loving: the intimate responsibility. 6. Seeking affirmation. 7. One mother speaks. 8. The diary of Joey and his mother -- Pt. III. A Mother adapts. 9. Special needs: premature or handicapped babies. 10. Your career -- when? 11. Husbands and fathers.
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Location Status Access Closed storesM26827
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ISBN
- 0465016219
- 9780465016211