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Midwifery and Matrescence*
In this essay adapted from “The Birth of a Mother,” an article in the New York Times by Alexandra Sacks, MD, the author discusses the concept of matrescence, or becoming a mother.
Adria Goodness, MN, CNM, PMHNP-BC is a nurse-midwife, psychiatric nurse practitioner, and educator in Portland, Oregon.
Photo by bady abbas
In this essay adapted from “The Birth of a Mother,” an article in the New York Times by Alexandra Sacks, MD, the author discusses the concept of matrescence, or becoming a mother.