"Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy"

"Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy" - by Angela Garbes BRAND NEW - (copyright 2018) ISBN 978-0-06-266295-8 | Retails for $16.99 **NPR Best Book of the Year** Back of book excerpt: "Like most first-time mothers, Angela Garbes was filled with questions when she became pregnant. But as she soon discovered, it's not easy to find satisfying answers. Doctors cautiously quote statistics; online sources provide conflicting and often inaccurate data; and even the most trusted books offer information with a heavy dose of judgment. To educate herself, she embarked on an intensive journey of exploration, diving into the scientific mysteries and cultural attitudes that surround motherhood to find answers to questions that had only previously been given in the form of advice about what women ought to do -- rather than allowing them the freedom to choose the right path for themselves." In Like a Mother, Garbes offers an incisive and insightful look at pregnancy and new motherhood, addressing the ways women change physically, emotionally, and psychologically. She elucidates the latest research on pregnancy and provides historical context for the outdated beliefs and assumptions that inform traditional guidelines and advice with the curiosity of a journalist, the perspective of a feminist, and the intimacy of a mother. The result is a visceral, eye-opening look at what's really happening during those nine life-altering months..."