Women's Reproductive Mental Health Across the Lifespan
This outstanding collection of work is an important, timely, and much needed resource. Dr. Diana Lynn Barnes has been instrumental in bringing attention to the needs of perinatal women for decades. In Women's Reproductive Health Across the Lifespan, she b
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Women‘s Reproductive Mental Health Across the Lifespan
Women’s Reproductive Mental Health Across the Lifespan
Diana Lynn Barnes Editor
Women’s Reproductive Mental Health Across the Lifespan
Editor Diana Lynn Barnes The Center for Postpartum Health Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-05115-4 ISBN 978-3-319-05116-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-05116-1 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014939381 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
TO MY MOTHER Who gave me life
Foreword
This book is about women’s mental health across the reproductive lifespan. It covers puberty, the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and postpartum, and the menopause, as well as contraception, infertility, miscarriage and birth trauma, eating disorders, and other relevant topics. It is both interesting and unusual to examine all these together. Many of the same themes reappear. The biological bases, the importance of the social environment and social support, as well as the role of health professionals are rightly recurring themes. In Genesis, Eve was told, “In sorrow you will bear children” (as Diana Lynn Barnes quotes in her chapter), and sadly, for too many women, this is still
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