M. Garel et al., PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN HAVING REPEATED INDUCED ABORTIONS - A SURVEY IN 3 FRENCH CENTERS, Contraception fertilite sexualite, 24(1), 1996, pp. 72-77
Women having repeated induced abortions have social and affective diff
iculties. Pregnancy results from ineffective or erratic contraceptive
practices. One woman out of two expresses the desire for a pregnancy a
nd / or child. During childhood they frequently experienced unsatisfac
tory relationships with their parents and within the family.