Postpartum Disorders |
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| Author:
| Libal, Autumn |
| Editor:
| McDonnell, Mary Ann
Esherick, Donald |
| Series title: | The State of Mental Illness and Its Therapy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4222-2832-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | Mason Crest
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Everyone told Sandra she would be happy. People described in rapt detail the overwhelming feeling of love and purpose that would envelop her at her daughter's birth. Nothing prepared Sandra for the heavy fog of dread and loss that descended upon her in the delivery room on the day she gave birth. When the nurse handed her the crying, bruised, purple-pink bundle, Sandra had to fight the urge to hand the bundle back and run. She wanted to turn the clock back nine months before any of...
More DescriptionEveryone told Sandra she would be happy. People described in rapt detail the overwhelming feeling of love and purpose that would envelop her at her daughter's birth. Nothing prepared Sandra for the heavy fog of dread and loss that descended upon her in the delivery room on the day she gave birth. When the nurse handed her the crying, bruised, purple-pink bundle, Sandra had to fight the urge to hand the bundle back and run. She wanted to turn the clock back nine months before any of this had happened. When she did spend time with her daughter, instead of singing soothing lullabies, Sandra found herself whispering, "I hate you. I wish you had never been born."