Blue a history of postpartum depression in America
"Postpartum depression and mental illness were long considered unfit for the public, psychological, or political discussion. Women were typically told their "baby blues" weren't important-or that they were failing as mothers. As Rachel Louise Moran shows, bringing these serious and common challenges...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Chicago : London ;
The University of Chicago Press,
2024.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a22000008i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 23552776 | ||
| 005 | 20250409145700.0 | ||
| 008 | 240206s2024 ilu b 001 0 eng | ||
| 010 | |a 2024005166 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780226835792 |q (hardcover) | ||
| 020 | |z 9780226835808 |q (ebook) | ||
| 040 | |a ICU/DLC |b eng |e rda |c DLC |d DLC | ||
| 042 | |a pcc | ||
| 043 | |a n-us--- | ||
| 050 | 0 | 0 | |a RG852 |b .M67 2024 |
| 082 | 0 | 0 | |a 618.7/6 |2 23/eng/20240227 |
| 100 | 1 | |a Moran, Rachel Louise, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Blue : |b a history of postpartum depression in America / |c Rachel Louise Moran. |
| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a History of postpartum depression in America |
| 264 | 1 | |a Chicago : |a London ; |b The University of Chicago Press, |c 2024. | |
| 300 | |a 292 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 24 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- Baby blues and the baby boom -- A feminist postpartum -- Psychiatric foundations -- Supermoms and support groups -- A different kind of women's health movement -- The problem of diagnosis -- The postpartum professional -- Talk shows, tell-alls and postpartum awareness -- A new generation of activism -- It is not a political issue -- Conclusion. | |
| 520 | |a "Postpartum depression and mental illness were long considered unfit for the public, psychological, or political discussion. Women were typically told their "baby blues" weren't important-or that they were failing as mothers. As Rachel Louise Moran shows, bringing these serious and common challenges into the open didn't just happen. It took activists, medical professionals, and countless everyday mothers to speak the unspeakable: motherhood is hard, and its burdens are often both heavy and unfair. Moran's groundbreaking work situates the changing cultural understanding of postpartum within larger women's health movements in America--a discussion that has constantly shifted amid the country's broader cultural and political transformations"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Postpartum depression |z United States |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Postpartum depression |x Diagnosis |z United States |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Motherhood |z United States |x Psychological aspects |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Mothers |x Mental health |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Psychiatry |z United States |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Social medicine |z United States. | |
| 949 | |a schlow |b SANON |c 616.76 MOR |d i |e 39635104720725 |f 793140 |g ddc |j 04/02/2025 | ||
| 999 | |a 500066 | ||
