
Like a Mother
A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy
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Narrated by:
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Roxana Ortega
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Angela Garbes
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By:
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Angela Garbes
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A badass, feminist, and personal deep-dive into the science and culture of pregnancy and early motherhood that debunks myths and dated assumptions, offering guidance and camaraderie to women navigating one of the biggest and most profound changes in their lives.
Like most first-time mothers, Angela Garbes was filled with questions when she became pregnant. What exactly is a placenta? How does a body go into labor? Why is breast best? What are the signs and effects of postpartum depression?
But as she discovered, it’s not easy to find satisfying answers. Your OB will cautiously quote statistics; online sources will scare you with conflicting and often inaccurate information; and even the most trusted books will offer information with a heavy dose of judgment. To educate herself, the food and culture writer embarked on an intensive journey of exploration, diving into the scientific mysteries and cultural myths that surround motherhood to find answers to her questions that had only previously been given through a lens of what women ought to do - instead of allowing them the freedom to choose the right path themselves.
In Like a Mother, Angela offers a rigorously researched and compelling look at the physiology, biology, chemistry, and psychology of pregnancy and motherhood, informed by research, reportage, and her own experience. With a journalist’s curiosity and discipline, a mother’s urgency, and a food writer’s insatiability, she explores the science behind the pressing questions women have about a number of subjects, including postpartum hormones, breast milk, and miscarriage.
Infused with candor and humor, born out of awe, appreciation, and understanding of the human body and its workings, Like a Mother is a full-frontal look at what’s really happening underneath your skin (and to it) and why women need to know.
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This book has been a much needed and much loved companion during the third trimester of my first pregnancy.
Beautiful!
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Terrible Narration
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Not a mom and not pregnant
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Trying to be great but over does it
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Fantastic book- awful reading
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One of the best books I've read on this topic!
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Speed the audio up and it's great
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Angela Garbes narrated a very small portion of the book, though the majority of the book was narrated by Roxana Ortega. This is my first time listening to Ms. Ortega narrate, and though others have said that she's much better in other performances, I wasn't loving her performance narrating this book. It was pretty bland and depressing sounding. It just wasn't for me.
Overall, if I had to do it again, I won't have spent a credit on it, as I just didn't feel that it lived up to the hype that the well-written publishers summary had promised. I'd buy it on a good sale though.
Interesting, but I was hoping for a little more...
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Transformative
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A must read
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