Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood by Lucy Jones

Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood by Lucy JonesA revelatory account of the transition into motherhood and how it affects the mind, brain and bodyA New Statesman and Daily Mail Book of the YearDuring 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,

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