TY - BOOK AU - Bergum,Vangie AU - Zalm,Jeanne Van der TI - Motherlife: studies of mothering experience SN - 9780973054026 AV - HQ759 .M68 2007 U1 - 306.8743 23 PY - 2007///] CY - Edmonton, Alberta PB - Pedagon Publishing KW - Motherhood N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Section I. Grounding mother in everyday life -- Section II. Mothering experiences -- Section III. Pivotal moments for mothers -- Section IV. A Child on Her Mind: a play -- --; Section I; Grounding mother in everyday life --; 1; Way of the mother --; 2; The way of the mother as philosophical ethic --; 3; Good enough mother --; 4; The chiasmic relation of mother and infant --; 5; Motherhood as culture: rituals and rites of passage -- --; Section II; Mothering experiences --; 6; A phenomenological description of pregnancy --; 7; Rhythms of birth --; 8; Lesbian motherhood: love and challenge --; 9; The birthing of the older mother --; 10; Twin birth --; 11; Birth at home; At home with birth -- --; Section III; Pivotal moments for mothers --; 12; The gift of twins --; 13; Finding her child without breath --; 14; Mothers transformed through the pregnancy loss --; 15; Stories of multiple pregnancy loss --; 16; When pregnancy causes illness --; 17; Reading for mother across difference --; 18; The mother-midwife relationship --; 19; When mothers are employed -- --; Section IV; A Child on Her Mind: a play --; 20; Introduction to A Child on Her Mind --; 21; A Child on Her Mind: a play ER -