Elizabeth Emmanuel Boeken

After more than 20 years in a City vault, designers David and Elizabeth Emmanuel open the four locked trunks which reveal the story behind their creation of Princess Diana's wedding dress.

Focusing on the transition to motherhood, this study explores the relationship between maternal role development and maternal distress, a topic that has seen limited research. It highlights how changes in the profile of childbearing women over the past three decades necessitate a reevaluation by health professionals. The study investigates how maternal distress, characterized by worry, anxiety, or depression, impacts a woman's adaptation to motherhood, aiming to provide a clearer understanding of these dynamics.