Mothering and Maternal Health and Development
Handouts by Cynthia Good Mojab
Good Mojab, C. Coping with Maternal Stress and Depression. Hillsboro, OR: LifeCircle Counseling and
Consulting, LLC 2006. Full text. One copy may be printed for personal use. All other uses require the written
permission of the author.
Good Mojab, C. When Birth is Traumatic. Hillsboro, OR: LifeCircle Counseling and Consulting, LLC 2006.
Full text. One copy may be printed for personal use. All other uses require the written permission of the author.
Organizations and Websites
Mothering magazine's website (www.mothering.com): Provides support and information on natural family
living.
Attachment Across Cultures (www.attachmentacrosscultures.org): Provides information about culturally
diverse parenting practices which support attachment.
Attachment Parenting International (www.attachmentparenting.org): Provides support and information on
attachment parenting.
Centre for Attachment (www.centreforattachment.com): Provides information about the development of
attachment between children and their parents.
HealingResources.Info (www.healingresources.info): Offers information on preventing and healing
stress-related problems, including anxiety and depression.
Mommy Chats (www.mommychats.com): Offers Internet chats on a variety of mothering-related topics.
National Organization of Single Mothers (www.singlemothers.org): Offers support and information for single
mothers.
The Center for Research on Mothering (www.yorku.ca/crm): Promotes feminist maternal scholarship through
academic and grassroots research on the topic of mothering and motherhood.
The Mothers Movement Online (www.mothersmovement.org): Provides information about social, cultural,
economic and political issues that impact the well-being of mothers.
Books and Articles
Belenky, M., Clinchy, B., Goldberger, N., and Tarule, J. Women's Ways of Knowing: The Development of Self,
Voice, and Mind. New York: Basic Books 1986.
Borysenko, J. Minding the Body, Mending the Mind. New York: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1987.
Campbell, L. Journey Into Motherhood. New York: Riverhead Books 1996.
Das, A. Mothering Without A Mother. From the Getting to Maybe website
(www.gettingtomaybe.com/Compassion/Das/daswithout.htm)
Granju, K. and Kennedy, B. Attachment Parenting: Instinctive Care for Your Baby and Young Child. New York:
Pocket Books 1999.
Hrdy, S. Mother Nature: A History of Mothers, Infants, and Natural Selection. New York: Pantheon Books 1999.
Kitzinger, S. Ourselves as Mothers: The Universal Experience of Motherhood. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley
Publishing Company 1995.
Linn, S. The Hostile Takeover of Childhood. New York:New Press 2004.
Maushart, S. The Mask of Motherhood: How Becoming a Mother Changes our Lives and Why We Never Talk
About It. New York: Penguin Books 1999.
Northrup, C. Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing. New
York: Bantam Books 1998.
Rosenberg, M. Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life. Encinitas, CA: PuddleDancer Press 2003.
Sichel, D. and Driscoll, D. Women's Moods: What Every Woman Must Know about Hormones, the Brain, and
Emotional Health. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1999.
Small, M. Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent. New York: Anchor
Books 1998.
Viorst, J. Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations that All of us
Have to Give up in Order to Grow. New York: Ballantine Books 1986, 2002.
Good Mojab, C. Coping with Maternal Stress and Depression. Hillsboro, OR: LifeCircle Counseling and
Consulting, LLC 2006. Full text. One copy may be printed for personal use. All other uses require the written
permission of the author.
Good Mojab, C. When Birth is Traumatic. Hillsboro, OR: LifeCircle Counseling and Consulting, LLC 2006.
Full text. One copy may be printed for personal use. All other uses require the written permission of the author.
Organizations and Websites
Mothering magazine's website (www.mothering.com): Provides support and information on natural family
living.
Attachment Across Cultures (www.attachmentacrosscultures.org): Provides information about culturally
diverse parenting practices which support attachment.
Attachment Parenting International (www.attachmentparenting.org): Provides support and information on
attachment parenting.
Centre for Attachment (www.centreforattachment.com): Provides information about the development of
attachment between children and their parents.
HealingResources.Info (www.healingresources.info): Offers information on preventing and healing
stress-related problems, including anxiety and depression.
Mommy Chats (www.mommychats.com): Offers Internet chats on a variety of mothering-related topics.
National Organization of Single Mothers (www.singlemothers.org): Offers support and information for single
mothers.
The Center for Research on Mothering (www.yorku.ca/crm): Promotes feminist maternal scholarship through
academic and grassroots research on the topic of mothering and motherhood.
The Mothers Movement Online (www.mothersmovement.org): Provides information about social, cultural,
economic and political issues that impact the well-being of mothers.
Books and Articles
Belenky, M., Clinchy, B., Goldberger, N., and Tarule, J. Women's Ways of Knowing: The Development of Self,
Voice, and Mind. New York: Basic Books 1986.
Borysenko, J. Minding the Body, Mending the Mind. New York: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1987.
Campbell, L. Journey Into Motherhood. New York: Riverhead Books 1996.
Das, A. Mothering Without A Mother. From the Getting to Maybe website
(www.gettingtomaybe.com/Compassion/Das/daswithout.htm)
Granju, K. and Kennedy, B. Attachment Parenting: Instinctive Care for Your Baby and Young Child. New York:
Pocket Books 1999.
Hrdy, S. Mother Nature: A History of Mothers, Infants, and Natural Selection. New York: Pantheon Books 1999.
Kitzinger, S. Ourselves as Mothers: The Universal Experience of Motherhood. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley
Publishing Company 1995.
Linn, S. The Hostile Takeover of Childhood. New York:New Press 2004.
Maushart, S. The Mask of Motherhood: How Becoming a Mother Changes our Lives and Why We Never Talk
About It. New York: Penguin Books 1999.
Northrup, C. Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing. New
York: Bantam Books 1998.
Rosenberg, M. Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life. Encinitas, CA: PuddleDancer Press 2003.
Sichel, D. and Driscoll, D. Women's Moods: What Every Woman Must Know about Hormones, the Brain, and
Emotional Health. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1999.
Small, M. Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent. New York: Anchor
Books 1998.
Viorst, J. Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations that All of us
Have to Give up in Order to Grow. New York: Ballantine Books 1986, 2002.
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