The first words the midwife said when my elder daughter arrived were ‘Oh my God, she’s ENORMOUS!’ And didn’t I just know it. 15 days...

Trudi Dawson is Director of Engagement at Doula UK , the non-profit organisation of doulas in the UK. She has been a doula since 2007 and...

Alice Braun is a senior lecturer in English at the University of Paris Nanterre, author of the book Motherhood and Creativity in...

With more couples sharing responsibilities, shouldn't we be considering redefining motherhood and fatherhood simply as 'parenthood'?

My third pregnancy announcement? With that one, I’d clearly broken the rules. I already had a boy and a girl. A complete set! My news was gr

Birth is often presented as an empowering journey into motherhood, but mine was not. 

Chelsea Robinson, MSW, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker - she is a matricentric feminist psychotherapist and a matrescence...

Madhu is a mum, writer, and academic. She has recently published her debut poetry pamphlet, Mother Self, in which she explores motherhood...

An exploration of maternal ambivalence.

The pressure to bounce back postpartum sets an unachievable expectation and ignores matrescence

The Instagram version At 5am sharp my alarm would gently stir me from my uninterrupted 14-hour slumber. I would leap swiftly to my feet,...

The concept of the biological clock is anti-feminist backlash in a new guise.

A daughter's reflection on the impact of her mother's mental health struggles

Interview with Prof Tina Miller. Has there ever been a more challenging time to be a mother?