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Informationen zum Autor Alexandra Sacks, MD, is a reproductive psychiatrist affiliated with the Women's Program at the Columbia University Medical Center and a candidate at the Columbia University Psychoanalytic Center for Training and Research. A leading expert in "matrescence," she is known for popularizing the concept in her TED talk with over one million views worldwide. Catherine Birndorf, MD , is Co-Founder and Medical Director of The Motherhood Center, a treatment center in New York City for pregnant and new moms experiencing anxiety and depression. Dr. Birndorf's area of psychiatric expertise is in reproductive mental health, helping women with emotional distress during times of hormonal change, from menses to menopause. She specializes in treating women before, during and after pregnancy, as well as at other times of transition in their lives. Klappentext Reproductive psychiatrists Sacks and Birndorf guide new mums and mothers-to-be through the emotional and psychological. Explores the impact of motherhood on moods, hormones, brain chemistry and identity. Zusammenfassung Top reproductive psychiatrists guide to pregnancy and early motherhood, for the first time focusing entirely on the emotional and psychological aspects