Thecontextsforbecomingaparentareever-changing,bringingnewopportunitiesandnewchallenges.BecomingaParentexaminesthetransitiontoparenthoodfromdiverseperspectives-itisaboutbecoming,ratherthanbeingaparent.Drawingonalargebodyoftheoryandresearch,thebookexploresuniversalpsychologicaljourneysaswellasthespecificchallengesfacedbythosewhosepathwaystoparenthoodarenon-traditionalormedicallycomplicated.Italsoexaminestheunprecedentedreproductivechoicesincontemporarysocietyandprovidesacomprehensiveoverviewofthepersonalandsocialimpactofreproductivetechnologies.Pregnancy,childbirth,andearlyparenthood(theso-called’fourthtrimester’)arediscussedindetailandillustratedwithcaseanecdotesandpersonalstoriesofpeoplewith’high-risk’pregnancies,fathersaswellasmothers,adoptiveparents,andLGBTQaswellasheterosexualadults.Itconcludeswithsocialandpolicyinitiativesthatcanbettersupportpositiveadaptationduringthiscruciallifetransition.
PARENT PREGNANCY CALLED CHANGING BECOMING
