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9 - Anxiety and Adjusting to Motherhood

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 October 2022

Fiona Challacombe ,
Catherine Green  and
Victoria Bream
Fiona Challacombe
Affiliation:
King's College London
Catherine Green
Affiliation:
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
Victoria Bream
Affiliation:
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Summary

Becoming a parent is a process that begins psychologically at the start of the journey to pregnancy and continues beyond birth. This chapter covers what to expect emotionally as you adjust to life after birth. We provide practical tips on finding your own way as a parent and tips on how to manage worries about being an ‘anxious parent’. There is a practical guide to navigating anxiety about bonding with your baby and tips to increase feelings of closeness as this relationship develops.

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anxietyperinatalpregnancypostnatalCBTperfectionismshame
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Break Free from Maternal Anxiety
A Self-Help Guide for Pregnancy, Birth and the First Postnatal Year
 , pp. 303 - 317
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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