Cutting through the plethora of negative bodily changes that can occur after birth, scientists have some good news, revealing some positive biological impacts of having a baby.
The process of matrescence can be a difficult one - this involves coming to terms with the huge mental and physical shift becoming a mother brings to your identity. Alongside matrescence often comes a host of other difficulties, including an increase in the mental load, and subsequent parenting burnout that can happen at any stage of being a mother.
