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From KQED.

Have you ever wondered what it means to have a maternal instinct? Is there something

biological going on, or is it a socially constructed idea? In her new book, Mom Jeans,

author Abigail Tucker explores what happens at the cellular level in people's brains and bodies when they become a mother.

Turns out what happens is a whole lot.

Abigail Tucker answers my questions and yours coming up after the news. Hello and welcome to the 10 a.m. hour of forum. My name is Priya David Clemens, and I am filling in for the inimitable Mina Kim, who will return tomorrow. Today, we're talking about motherhood. Any parent can affirm that life after babies is a completely new experience.

But as journalist Abigail Tucker discovered in researching her latest book, most parents don't

know the science behind these changes. People who previously steered clear of holding a baby

can suddenly find themselves unable to let go of their own. Some can't seem to stop sniffing their baby's heads.

New mothers say things like,

I grew a new heart, or a piece of my heart is now outside my body when referring to their kids.

These feelings have a scientific basis, Tucker says.

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