Note: Includes bibliographical references , Papers originally presented at the Australian International Academic Conference on Motherhood held at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland in 2001 , Introduction , The kindest cut? the Caesarean section as turning point, Australia 1880-1990 , Narrating breasts: constructions of contemporary motherhood(s) in women's breastfeeding stories , Scandalous practices and political performances: breastfeeding in the city , "Pax Materna" or Mothers at war with the empire? ... , Mothering and stress discourses: ... , A lesser woman? fictional representations of the childless woman , (Mis)conceptions: the paradox of maternal power and loss in Toni Morrison's The bluest eye & Paradise , Resistance narratives from mothers of married daughters in Singapore , Survival narratives of Ethiopian-Jewish mothers and daughters in Israel , Down Under power? Australian mothering experiences ... , Mothers at home: oppressed or oppressors or victims of false dichotomies? , Mothers at the margins: ... , Naming maternal alienation , Women of courage: the non-custodial mother , Abandoning mothers and their children , When Eve left the garden: a modern tale about mothers who leave their families , Conclusion: reflections on motherhood