Exploring Transformation in Postpartum Depression
C. Batts, Jarrod
In many ways, this statement could define motherhood. The discrete period of time encompassing the temporal edges motherhood, 1 year before through 1 year after delivery- extends a woman quite literally beyond herself. The physical outcome is a living manifestation of a wider aspect of life, humanity, and the cosmos-her baby. The psychological outcome is
traditionally compartmentalized as a reaction to the experience, ranging from joy and heal...