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Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy by Angela Garbes
10 reviews
thereaderfriend's review
challenging
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Racism, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse
deedireads's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
I haven’t picked up many (read: any) books on pregnancy since I got pregnant in October. I’m not sure I’m quite ready, identity-shift-wise, to join the throngs of people who will refer to me as a “mama.” And I know myself, so I’m resisting the urge to over-educate/fixate. But when a friend saw my pregnancy announcement and told me she was sending me a copy of this book because it made her feel super powerful and confident, I trusted her recommendation and picked it up.
I think the reason I liked this so much was that it was part examination of current research and guidelines, but also part memoir. Garbes tells us about her experiences and is clear that she’s framing things through that lens, so she never comes off preachy. She has clear respect for all people who give birth and any choices they make. (The only place I thought this might have been overdone was in the breastfeeding chapter. She breastfed her daughter until she was 2 years old, and the information she includes skews heavily toward breastfeeding being ideal.)
I actually think that this book paired really nicely with Cat Bohannan’s Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution. I feel like I know a lot more about my own reproductive system’s purpose and function after having read both!
I think the reason I liked this so much was that it was part examination of current research and guidelines, but also part memoir. Garbes tells us about her experiences and is clear that she’s framing things through that lens, so she never comes off preachy. She has clear respect for all people who give birth and any choices they make. (The only place I thought this might have been overdone was in the breastfeeding chapter. She breastfed her daughter until she was 2 years old, and the information she includes skews heavily toward breastfeeding being ideal.)
I actually think that this book paired really nicely with Cat Bohannan’s Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution. I feel like I know a lot more about my own reproductive system’s purpose and function after having read both!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage and Grief
Moderate: Medical content
emilosophy's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Not a book youd look to for guides or tips or information of that sort. It’s sort of an overview & overall look into pregnancy and the beginning of motherhood. it’s a pretty therapeutic read. and it’s very personal and open. i sort of had a problem with how they described that a female body is meant for baby making. maybe theyre right, scientifically… but i dont know how it could feel for people who have recurrent miscarriages or other things inhibiting them from being made to to carry fetuses… however, that tension i felt was eased when she later included an inclusive (and feminist) statement about women who cant give birth or female bodies who do not believe the same.
anyhow, good read. would recommend.
anyhow, good read. would recommend.
Content Warnings
Minor: Miscarriage
jourdanicus's review against another edition
This was definitely an interesting and important read - I'm glad it's out there for anyone who wants to be or is pregnant and for whom it would be helpful or meaningful. I got what I needed out of it and just feel like I don't need to finish it because I intend never to be pregnant lol
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Medical content, Racism, Miscarriage, and Misogyny
caitlancole's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy and Miscarriage
Minor: Abortion and Domestic abuse
khymihr's review
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage
katelynprice's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
4.5
I want to tell everyone about this book because it's the one pregnancy book that I really needed but had never heard of before. Garbes felt like a big sister, taking me under her wing and giving me all the validation and emotional support that I've been longing for. Her perspective as a woman of color is so valuable, and I really enjoyed the memoir aspect of this book. She does not shy away from calling out the problematic history of maternal medicine and advocating for much-needed change for ALL pregnant persons. This book is exactly what my overwhelmed, anxious, pregnant, social worker heart needed.
“Today, feminism means supporting women in whatever method of birth that they want.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage
eslsilver's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy and Miscarriage
avadore's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
No matter how much I read about pregnancy my mind is still blown by how little we seem to know about aspects of it. Google microchimerism as just one example out of like 50 from just this book alone. I enjoyed how much Garbes went into the emotional side of parenting and the huge identity shift of parenthood. For me this books is a perfect mix of facts and emotion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma
Moderate: Miscarriage
bi_n_large's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Grief
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