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Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy by Angela Garbes
6 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
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
khymihr's review
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Medical content, Medical trauma, 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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