"What Do Mothers Want? is written for our profession. It belongs in courses on feminism. It is theoretically sophisticated enough and clinically applicable enough to be worthwhile for anyone's study of what it means to be a woman."
- Johanna Krout Tabin, Ph.D., ABPP, Psychologist-Psychoanalyst, Fall 2007
“I cannot think of another book in which such an impressive group of clinicians has come together to deal with all aspects of the profound life changes set in motion by the birth of a baby. This book is unique in that it goes beyond motherhood in the literal sense to include how the birth of a baby affects fathers, grandparents, the marital couple, and gay and lesbian parents. Furthermore, several chapters tackle difficult subjects, such as infertility and ambivalence, that gain expression in the early mother–child relationship. Each contributor has a uniquely valuable perspective that brings something special to the volume.”
- Anni Bergman, Ph.D., Director, Parent-Infant and Parent-Toddler Program, New York Freudian Society
“Turning Freud's provocative question - what does a woman want? - to mothers, this book explores what has often been a hidden world of desire. And yet, as Daniel Stern writes that mothers want to fall in love with their babies and Sara Ruddick, speaking as a grandmother, says that mothers want to keep their children safe and to foster their capacity for joy, we begin to see the implications - political as well as psychodynamic - of asking mothers what they want and listening to their answers.”
- Carol Gilligan, Ph.D., Author, In a Differnet Voice and The Birth of Pleasure
