Motivation of surrogate mothers: initial findings.
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.
D000293:Adolescent; D000300:Adoption; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007315:Insemination, Artificial / Q000523:psychology*; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D009042:Motivation; D011247:Pregnancy