Becoming a parent : contemporary contexts and challenges during the transition to parenthood
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Becoming a parent : contemporary contexts and challenges during the transition to parenthood
Cambridge University Press, 2023
- : hbk
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Content Type: text (rdacontent), Media Type: unmediated (rdamedia), Carrier Type: volume (rdacarrier)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Summary: "An accessible volume for scholars, practitioners, and trainees working with expectant or hopeful parents, as well as new parents themselves. It provides an evidence-based, "big picture" overview of the joys and challenges of the transition to parenthood in a broad range of contemporary contexts"-- Provided by publisher
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The contexts for becoming a parent are ever-changing, bringing new opportunities and new challenges. Becoming a Parent examines the transition to parenthood from diverse perspectives - it is about becoming, rather than being a parent. Drawing on a large body of theory and research, the book explores universal psychological journeys as well as the specific challenges faced by those whose pathways to parenthood are non-traditional or medically complicated. It also examines the unprecedented reproductive choices in contemporary society and provides a comprehensive overview of the personal and social impact of reproductive technologies. Pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenthood (the so-called 'fourth trimester') are discussed in detail and illustrated with case anecdotes and personal stories of people with 'high-risk' pregnancies, fathers as well as mothers, adoptive parents, and LGBTQ as well as heterosexual adults. It concludes with social and policy initiatives that can better support positive adaptation during this crucial life transition.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Contemplating parenthood: why children?
- 2. Reproductive technologies
- 3. Becoming a mother
- 4. Becoming a father
- 5. High stakes pregnancies: the impact of infertility, risk, and loss
- 6. Alternative pathways: becoming a parent through reproductive donation, or adoption
- 7. Childbirth
- 8. The 4th trimester
- 9. The way forward: clinical, social, and policy initiatives to support new parents.
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