Why Motherhood?

I suppose an introductory post is in order.  And I will try to say something here about why, exactly, I am interested in motherhood, and to clarify what my biases are.  Historically, of course, motherhood has been inextricably tied to womanhood.  Pregancy and childbirth are very major things which biologically do separate the experiences of female-bodied versus male-bodied [...]