matrescence
noun [ U ] social science specialized uk/mæˈtres.ənts/ us/mæˈtres.ənts/
成为母亲的过程，从女性到母亲
the process of becoming a mother
Those physical, psychological and emotional changes you go through after the birth of your child now have a name: matrescence. 孩子出生后，你所经历的那些生理、心理和情感上的变化，现在有了一个名字：从女性到母亲。
The process of becoming a mother, which anthropologists call “matrescence has been largely unexplored in the medical community. 成为母亲的过程，人类学家称之为 "从女性到母亲"，但医学界对这一过程基本还没有研究。
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- Matrescence, the developmental phase of new motherhood, is like adolescence — a transition when hormones surge, bodies change, and identity and relationships shift.
- The episode explores the key concept of matrescence — the sometimes anxiety-provoking phase of stepping into your “new mom” identity.
- Matrescence can feel like a big swirl of emotion, but much of it is physically rooted in hormone changes, just like adolescence.