The Birth of a Mother

Informationen zum Autor Daniel N. Stern! M.D.! is a professor of psychology at the University of Geneva and adjunct professor of psychiatry at Cornell University Medical centre-New York Hospital. An expert in the mother-infant relationship! he is the author of The Interpersonal World of the Infant and The Diary of a Baby.Nadia Bruschweiler-Stern! M.D.! is a pediatrician and child psychiatrist in Geneva! Switzerland.Alison Freeland! a freelance writer and the author of The Journey to Motherhood! currently works as a reporter for Vermont Public Radio. Klappentext From the renowned infant psychiatrist and author of the classic "Diary of a Baby" comes a book that addresses the unique transformation that occurs in women when they become mothers. Zusammenfassung Stern contends that the motherhood experience is simultaneously universal and intensely personal! and it affects the emotional! psychological realm of experience as well as the physical being of the mother. He chronicles the subjective aspects of motherhoodthe thoughts! feelings! and fearsto produce a generalized picture of the motherhood experience.

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Daniel N. Stern, M.D., is a professor of psychology at the University of Geneva and adjunct professor of psychiatry at Cornell University Medical Center–New York Hospital. An expert in the mother-infant relationship, he is the author of The Interpersonal World of the Infant and The Diary of a Baby.

Nadia Bruschweiler-Stern, M.D., is a pediatrician and child psychiatrist in Geneva, Switzerland.

Alison Freeland, a freelance writer and the author of The Journey to Motherhood, currently works as a reporter for Vermont Public Radio.

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From the renowned infant psychiatrist and author of the classic "Diary of a Baby" comes a book that addresses the unique transformation that occurs in women when they become mothers.

Résumé
Stern contends that the motherhood experience is simultaneously universal and intensely personal, and it affects the emotional, psychological realm of experience as well as the physical being of the mother. He chronicles the subjective aspects of motherhoodthe thoughts, feelings, and fearsto produce a generalized picture of the motherhood experience.

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• Introduction: The Motherhood Mindset Preparing To Be A Mother Pregnancy: Preparation for Your New Identity Giving Birth: A Time of Transition Self-fulfilling Prophecies and New Roles A Mother Is Born Ensuring Your Babys Survival Loving: The Intimate Responsibility Seeking Affirmation One Mother Speaks The Diary of Joey and His Mother A Mother Adapts Special Needs: Premature or Handicapped Babies Your CareerWhen? * Husbands and Fathers