October 1, 1999
Bearing Unwanted Children Found to Depress Mothers, Affecting All Their Offspring
A pair of studies have shed new light on the influence of mothers' mental health on their children's well-being.
Based on a national survey of 2,162 women with children under 18, researchers at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor found that mothers who had borne an unwanted child were more apt to be unhappy or depressed, affecting their relationships with all their children -- not just with those who had resulted from unwanted pregnancies. The researchers'
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