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Motherhood
Book of the Month
I Am Not Your Baby Mother: ‘Black mothers’ lives still don’t matter. But at least I’m still alive to tell you that’
Extract from I Am Not Your Baby Mother, by Candice Brathwaite (+ BOOK GIVEAWAY)

Each month the Hysterical Women Book Club highlights a new book on women's health, as well as featuring a Q&A with its author. You can browse and buy all Book Club picks at Bookshop.org, supporting local independent bookshops and the future of the Hysterical Women blog.
#NotNeurotic: Misogynoir, Misdiagnosis and Miscarriage
Mar 5, 2021 | #NotNeurotic, Motherhood
Guest post by Vanessa Haye. [Trigger warning: miscarriage]
#NotNeurotic: The Keeper of the Caesareans
Mar 4, 2021 | #NotNeurotic, Motherhood
Guest post by Nicola Chegwin
#NotNeurotic: Katiana’s story – ‘It took an autopsy to confirm what my intuition already knew’
Mar 3, 2021 | #NotNeurotic, Motherhood
Guest post by S. Dorothy Smith from the US. [Trigger warning: baby loss]
#NotNeurotic: How healthcare fails mothers, trans & non-binary parents
Mar 2, 2021 | #NotNeurotic, Motherhood
Kicking off Hysterical Women’s #NotNeurotic series, in partnership with BetterYou
Introducing #NotNeurotic, plus the return of #EndoMonth
Mar 1, 2021 | Hysterical Women
Here’s what’s coming up on Hysterical Women throughout March
I Am Not Your Baby Mother: ‘Black mothers’ lives still don’t matter. But at least I’m still alive to tell you that’
Feb 25, 2021 | #NotNeurotic, Books, Motherhood
Extract from I Am Not Your Baby Mother, by Candice Brathwaite (+ BOOK GIVEAWAY)
