Birthmothers: Women Who Have Relinquished Babies for Adoption Tell Their Stories
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Birthmothers: Women Who Have Relinquished Babies for Adoption Tell Their Stories
Birthmothers presents intimate and stirring accounts of more than seventy women who surrendered babies for adoption. It follows their lives long-term, from discovery of their pregnancies through the present, and identifies the Birthmother Syndrome a pattern of behavior and emotions resulting from surrender. With heartwarming candor, it reveals the stories of the invisible side of the adoption triangle, and touches everyone involved in adoption, as well as anyone interested in motherhood, family and women in our society.
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