《紐約時報》暢銷科普作家新作 選擇成為母親，妳快樂嗎？ 每個人都知道嬰兒是怎麼來到世上的， 但科學家才剛開始探索是什麼造就了媽媽。 從生物學和神經科學的角度重新理解所謂的母性本能。 如今，母職越來越被視為一種人生選擇，同時，女性也對「成為母親」這項古老任務更為猶疑。 「我真的會愛我的寶寶嗎？」「我是不是終究會變成最像我媽的那個人？」 更重要的是，「我會快樂嗎？」 這些問題不一定完全超出科學範疇，生物學或許可以嘗試回答是哪些力量在塑造母親。 成為母親將無可避免地受到許多外力影響，小至細胞內的轉變，大到來自整個文明的偏見。 在過程中，媽媽無論在生理上還是心理上都會很自然地改變，甚至有了幾近全新的媽媽腦或心臟。 即使是同一個媽媽，也會在每一次的生育之後，蛻變成各種不同樣貌的母親。 只是這些改變不一定經過媽媽本人同意。 身為擁有四個小孩的暢銷科普作家艾比蓋爾‧塔克，試圖結合最新的科學研究與自身經歷，去理解這些或好或壞的面向是如何產生的。 然後，繼續往前邁進。 「一本引人入勝的書……她以自己的經歷，包括緊急剖腹產和產後憂鬱，讓我們更能融入其中。」--The Wall Street Journal 「塔克以絕佳的寫作能力處理如此複雜的議題，替媽媽們帶來新的思考角度。」--The Washington Post 「為了尋找人類如何完成『為人母』這項可怕又古老的任務，塔克爬上了充滿不確定的科學之山，卻在離家更近的地方得到答案。」--New York Times Book Review 「充滿熱情的書，帶領讀者一頭鑽進古怪卻令人著迷的母性世界。」--Discover Magazine 「塔克以聰明、多采多姿和溫暖的文字，記錄了女性成為母親時所面臨的複雜挑戰。」--Booklist
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