The Situation of Expectant Mothers 1970

Situation and attitudes of expectant mothers in the Federal Republic. Topics: Sources used for information about pregnancy and participation in events for expectant mothers; health care; desired number of children in the course of time and opinion of spouse regarding this; reasons for change of desired number of children; birth planning with current child and earlier children; reasons for choice of time of pregnancy; perceived physical as well as psychological burdens and restrictions through pregnancy; ideas regarding education of the expected child; attitude to the role of women and the significance of motherhood (scale); attitude to artificial conception; problems of infertility; attitude to abortion and contraceptives; contraceptives used; evaluation of information about the family policy of the government; expected difficulties in raising children; being engaged; re-marriage and marriage duration; age of husband; month of pregnancy. Demography: age; sex; marital status; number of children; religious denomination; school education; occupation; employment; income; household income; size of household; composition of household; head of household; city size. Interviewer rating: hesitancy of respondent in specifying income.