Motherhood in the twenty first century. Older mothers – How old is too old?
Journal Title: Chettinad Health City Medical Journal - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Motherhood is one of the highly cherished desires of most women. Though this is generally instinctive, it is also socio culturally determined. There is huge peer pressure on women to achieve motherhood, some- times, almost at any cost. There is often pressure on her marriage, marital life and womanhood.
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Pandiyan N, Puvithra T
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