Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood-Fast Shipping

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In Misconceptions, bestselling author Naomi Wolf she demythologizes motherhood and reveals the dangersof common assumptions about uncompromising honesty she describeshow hormones eroded her sense of independence, ultrasounds tested her commitmentto abortion rights, and the keepers of the OB/GYN establishment lacked weeks after her first daughter’s birth taught her how society, employers, andeven husbands can manipulate new mothers. She had bewildering post partum depression,but learned that a surprisingly high percentage of women experience it.

Wolf’scourageous willingness to talk about the unexpected difficulties of childbirth willhelp every woman become a more knowledgeable planner of her pregnancy and betterprepare her for the challenges of balancing a career, freedom, and a growing in its advice to parents, Misconceptions speaks to anyone connected–personally,medically, or professionally–to a new mother.