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The mother myth: a feminist analysis of post partum depression

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English
Owning Org: 
Canadian Women's Health Network (CWHN)
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Paper
Author: 
Debbie Field
Edition: 
Vol 11, No.1
Publisher: 
Women Healthsharing
Publication Date: 
1989
Publication Place: 
Toronto, ON

This article offers a feminist analysis of the spectrum of post partum emotional adjustments.  Discusses post partum depression as a metaphor of women's oppression as mothers. Asks crucial questions about the problems that isolated nuclear family parenting poses for women. 


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http://www.cwhn.ca/sites/default/files/PDF/Healthsharing/1989_Healthsharing_Vol_11_No_1_Winter.pdf
Source URL: https://cwhn.ca/en/node/46509