In Misconceptions, bestselling author Naomi Wolf she demythologizes motherhood and reveals the dangers
of common assumptions about childbirth. With uncompromising honesty she describes
how hormones eroded her sense of independence, ultrasounds tested her commitment
to abortion rights, and the keepers of the OB/GYN establishment lacked compassion.

The weeks after her first daughter’s birth taught her how society, employers, and
even husbands can manipulate new mothers. She had bewildering post partum depression,
but learned that a surprisingly high percentage of women experience it.

Wolf’s
courageous willingness to talk about the unexpected difficulties of childbirth will
help every woman become a more knowledgeable planner of her pregnancy and better
prepare her for the challenges of balancing a career, freedom, and a growing family.

Invaluable in its advice to parents, Misconceptions speaks to anyone connected-personally,
medically, or professionally-to a new mother.