https://doi.org/10.4081/rp.2021.503
We, the Children of COVID. Pregnancy in the Pandemic, as a Pandemic
Submitted: December 13, 2020
Accepted: January 24, 2021
Published: April 23, 2021
Accepted: January 24, 2021
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We were inspired to write this article while conducting parenting support groups in the Perinatal Area of SIPRe Milan"s during the first COVID-19 lockdown. Our aim is to share thoughts about the experience of becoming parents during the outbreak of the pandemic. To this end we examined some common themes, such as the effort required to process and deal with the initial paralysis of thoughts concerning parenthood; we also observed how the pandemic amplified the experiences of the I-subject in the evolution from being a son/daughter to becoming a parent; and last but not least, the ability to transform an unexpected event into a creative opportunity.
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Lietti, L., Petrilli, G., Maspero, C., Pirro, V., & Florita, M. (2021). We, the Children of COVID. Pregnancy in the Pandemic, as a Pandemic. Ricerca Psicoanalitica, 32(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/rp.2021.503
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