title: [Psychological-sociological views on S 218 (study on 379 pregnant women and women in puerperium)].
abstract: Studies on the attitude towards the abortion law and abortion have practical significance if women in the reproductive age group are questioned. Pregnant women and women in childbed are especially adequate for this purpose. They may realize best the situation of a women who has to think over an abortion. Therefore we asked 379 pregnant women and women in childbed in our hospital. 70% of them could imagine a situation which would justify an abortion. Women with high school degree and average or above average intelligence were more frequent in this group. 38% expected a very severe stress by an abortion, 40% severe stress and 22% a rather moderate one. Most frequently women with high education level as well as more introverted women expected an emotional disturbance by such an operation. 62% of the questioned women favored a change of the abortion law, 38% did not. Again women with high school degree and above average intelligence wanted a change more often than those who had passed primary school and had an intelligence below average. Moreover age, wellbeing and experience of menarche had a relation to the attitude towards the abortion law. The results were statistically checked by the X2 -method.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects; D000029:Abortion, Legal; D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000209:etiology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D007603:Jurisprudence; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011639:Public Opinion
vernacular_title: Psychologisch-soziologische Aspekte zum section 218 (Eine Untersuchung bei 379 Schwangeren und Wöchnerinnen)