Survivor Moms: Women's Stories of Birthing, Mothering and Healing after Sexual Abuse

Survivor Moms Speak Out! One in four women in the United States is estimated to have been sexually assaulted at least once in her life, according to research reported in 1993. Since childbearing is a transformational step for women, how will survivors of childhood sexual abuse, with extra layers of challenges, cope with those changes? And just as importantly, how will her midwife, health practitioner, counselor, friends and family respond to her needs so that her experience with childbearing, birthing and mothering will be the most rewarding for her and her child? Its pages are overflowing with candid, touching and eye-opening first-hand experiences of 80 women who have survived their abuse and are on their rocky but empowering journey toward awareness and healing. Through their initiation into motherhood, these women are made to face, sometimes reluctantly, their painful past and then to find the strength to move on--to be the parent they've always wanted to have and to inspire a world they want their children to grow and thrive in. The authors have between them 20+ years of midwifery experience. Their passion and fervor for empowering women became the fire that warmed and nurtured the idea to conceive this book. Survivor Moms aims to educate readers about the affects of sexual abuse to women (and in some cases, men), and to show how its ripples will affect everyone in its wake. Read the research from many professionals across various disciplines who address the issues of sexual abuse, the affects it has on women and the options toward healing. Visit www.survivormoms.com for more information about the authors, excerpts and resources.