num_pages: 256
description: What to read after What to Expect . . . . A badass feminist and personal deep-dive into the science and culture of pregnancy and early motherhood that debunks myths and dated assumptions offering guidance and camaraderie to women navigating one of the biggest and most profound changes in their lives.Like most first-time mothers Angela Garbes was filled with questions when she became pregnant. What exactly is a placenta? How does a body go into labor? Why is breast best? What are the signs and effects of post-partum depression?But as she discovered its not easy to find satisfying answers. Your OB will cautiously quote statistics; online sources will scare you with conflicting and often inaccurate information; and even the most trusted books will offer information with a heavy dose of judgment. To educate herself the food and culture writer embarked on an intensive journey of exploration diving into the scientific mysteries and cultural myths that surround motherhood to find answers to her questions that had only previously been given through a lens of what women ought to doinstead of allowing them the freedom to choose the right path themselves.In Like a Mother Angela offers a rigorously researched and compelling look at the physiology biology chemistry and psychology of pregnancy and motherhood informed by research reportage and her own experience. With a journalists curiosity and discipline a mothers urgency and a food writers insatiability she explores the science behind the pressing questions women have about a number of subjects including postpartum hormones breast milk and miscarriage.Infused with candor and humor born out of awe appreciation and understanding of the human body and its workings Like a Mother is a full-frontal look at whats really happening underneath your skin (and to it) and why women need to know.
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title: Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy
publisher: Harper Wave