Matrescence : on the metamorphosis of pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood
Jones, Lucy2024
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During pregnancy, childbirth, and early motherhood, women undergo a far-reaching physiological and psychological metamorphosis. There is no other time in a human's life course that entails such dramatic change - other than adolescence. And yet this life-altering transition has been sorely neglected by science, medicine and philosophy. Its seismic effects go largely unrepresented across literature and the arts. Speaking about motherhood as anything other than a pastel-hued dream is virtually taboo. In this investigation, acclaimed science journalist and author Lucy Jones brings to light the emerging concept of 'matrescence'.
Main title:
Author:
Jones, Lucy, author
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2024.
Collation:
320 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781802061307 (pbk)
Dewey class:
612.63
LC class:
RG551
Local class:
612.63
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3828717