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Niemela, Pirkko – 1981
A study was conducted to measure the extent to which Finnish midwives accept the "mother myth," or the stereotypical beliefs of mothers who idealize motherhood. A set of 45 statements about motherhood was administered to 382 Finnish midwives who were given 30 minutes to read the statements and indicate the extent of their agreement on a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Mothers, Obstetrics
