From Here to Maternity

Ann Oakley is a pioneer in the field of sociological research. In this classic re-issue she interviewed 60 women to find out what it’s really like to have a baby. Covering pregnancy birth and child care she relies on the stories mothers tell to discuss whether and why women want to become pregnant how they imagine motherhood to be the experience of birth post-natal depression feeding and caring routines and the challenges for the domestic division of labour and to fathers.She shows that most wom...See More