Mental health professionals did not feel that their patients’ desire for children was as important in daily practice as were parenting issues. When discussing the desire for children on the part of patients, the following themes emerged: “the patient’s own decision”, “neutrality”, “the patient’s well-being”, “issues affecting the children of mentally ill parents” and “appropriate parenthood”. In order to cope with what they perceived as conflicting norms, mental health professionals developed the following (discursive) strategies: "subordination of child welfare", "deprofessionalisation", "giving rational advice" and "resignation".(29)
In England Contraceptive data for 1995 were compared with data from the General Household Survey. Prescriptions
In England Contraceptive data for 1995 were compared with data from the General Household Survey. Prescriptions