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. 1983 Jan;140(1):117-8.
doi: 10.1176/ajp.140.1.117.

Motivation of surrogate mothers: initial findings

P J Parker

Motivation of surrogate mothers: initial findings

P J Parker. Am J Psychiatry. 1983 Jan.

Abstract

The author presents demographic and motivational data on 125 women who applied to be surrogate mothers. Several complementary motivations were noted: the desires for money, to be pregnant, to "give" a baby, and to resolve internal psychological conflicts.

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