Mixed feelings about motherhood, uncertainty over having a child, fears of pregnancy and childbirth, or negative thoughts about one's own children, are not just hard to discuss, they are a powerful social taboo. In this book, the author brings this issue to light. She uncovers t…
Whether it is uncertainty over having a child, fears of pregnancy and childbirth, or negative thoughts about one's own children, mixed feelings about motherhood are not just hard to discuss, they are a powerful social taboo. In this beautifully written book, Barbara Almond draws…
1. The story has already started : preliminary meetings in the infant observation / Isabella Lapi and Laura Mori -- 2. The announcement in pregnancy : annunciation or verdict? / Luigia Cresti Scacciati and Laura Mori -- 3. The pre-infant observation / Luigia Cresti Scacciati and…
Explores the mental states associated with pregnancy, birth and the early days of motherhood from a psychoanalytic perspective. Drawing on clinical research findings and the infant observation method originally developed by Esther Bick, the contributors examine a range of topics…