The fear of motherhood: understanding anxiety about becoming a parent

The fear of motherhood: understanding anxiety about becoming a parent

One major decision in any adult’s life is choosing whether or not to have children. For some, it can be more a question of when than if; perhaps they’ve always imagined having kids or just known for their entire lives that motherhood is for them. For others, the pull to have one’s own children never really draws them in.  But there’s also a large group of people who feel on the fence and can become quite stuck, with the question remaining painfu…