The Phenomenology of Pregnancy and Early Motherhood provides an ethical, social, and psychological investigation of the process of becoming a mother.

Susi Ferrarello, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies at California State University, East Bay. She works as a philosophical counselor and also writes for Psychology Today.

Introduction 1. Weave and Mend: Stories of Pregnancy and Motherhood 2. No Bump No Care: Core Problems in the First Trimester of Pregnancy 3. Breastfeeding in Wonderland: Exploring (Dis)Embodied Experience 4. The Clash of Voilitions: Do I Want What My Baby Wants? 5. More Gossip, Less Ethics: Ethics of Motherhood and Self-Transformation 6. Women Who Come Back: Reconnecting with One's Resources, Space, and Time