{"product_id":"do-i-want-to-be-a-mom-a-womans-guide-to-the-decision-of-a-lifetime-paperback","title":"Do I Want to Be a Mom?: A Woman's Guide to the Decision of a Lifetime - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiana Dell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSuzan Erem\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn informative, compassionate guide to the motherhood decision\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"...give(s) a sense of what's ahead for new parents.\"\u003c\/i\u003e --Baltimore Sun\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany women aren't sure how to best time motherhood in their lives. Others think they may want a child but aren't sure they really want to take on the responsibility. Still others want to be child-free, but they are afraid they will regret the decision later on when it's too late. \u003ci\u003eDo I Want to Be a Mom? \u003c\/i\u003eoffers expert information, insights, and tools necessary for each woman to make her own best choice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDr. Diana Dell, an expert who is board certified in both obstetrics\/gynecology and psychiatry, draws on her expertise to cover the emotional, physical, sexual, social, and financial aspects of this decision. Along with award-winning writer Suzan Erem, she also provides powerful anecdotes from women who speak openly of the fears, joys, regrets, and triumphs of motherhood or being child-free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWomen who have been there share their stories to help you decide: \u003ci\u003eDo I Want to Be a Mom?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToday, the question of motherhood is no longer just a matter of \u003ci\u003ewhen\u003c\/i\u003e but also \u003ci\u003eif\u003c\/i\u003e. And with the question of \u003ci\u003eif \u003c\/i\u003e comes a barrage of even more daunting questions: How will having a baby affect my career? My body? My health? My marriage? \u003ci\u003eDo I Want to Be a Mom?\u003c\/i\u003e shares the illuminating, candid voices of women from all walks of life who have grappled with these same difficult questions to help you come to a decision about motherhood that's right for you.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo I Want to Be a Mom?\u003c\/i\u003e is for any woman who has ever wondered: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAm I selfish if I don't want to have children? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan I afford children? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat if my marriage breaks up? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan I take time off from work to have children? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan I have kids after forty if I change my mind? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWill I be sorry when I'm older if I don't have kids? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom new moms to those who have never heard even the slightest chime from their biological clock, the reflective stories found in this book provide a framework to help you examine your motivations and make your own guilt-free decision. These stories convey the same concerns and fears you may have raised with yourself or your closest friends, as well as the uplifting reasons you may consider motherhood--the love, fun, and fulfillment that many women gain as mothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiana L. Dell, M.D., FACOG\u003c\/b\u003e, is board certified in obstetrics\/gynecology and psychiatry and is a women's health expert at Duke University Medical Center. She is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe PMDD Phenomenon\u003c\/i\u003e. A Durham, North Carolina, resident, she is past president of the American Medical Women's Association.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzan Erem\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author and journalist with fifteen years of experience writing for magazines and newspapers. She lives in State College, Pennsylvania, and has one child.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8.25 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42030367277136,"sku":"9780071400749","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/eTVGRjRMNTM4S29JdlVyMGtqT1diUT09.webp?v=1771834283","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/do-i-want-to-be-a-mom-a-womans-guide-to-the-decision-of-a-lifetime-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}