Paths to Parenthood Emotions on the Journey through Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Early Parenting /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kokanović, Renata (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Michaels, Paula A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Johnston-Ataata, Kate (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Social medicine.; Sociology.; Families.; Families-Social aspects.; Social groups.; Family.; Anthropology.; Medical Sociology.; Gender Studies.; Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
• Physical Description: XIII, 254 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9789811301438
• DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-0143-8

This interdisciplinary book explores the affective dimensions of becoming a parent, traversing the life-cycle journey of pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenting. Bringing together researchers from sociology, history, feminist studies, cultural studies, general medicine, and psychiatry, Paths to Parenthood analyses rich narratives that represent a diverse cross-section of parents, including migrants, same-sex couples, and single parents.