The situation of mothers in crisis under the pressure of decision Research report about decisions related to childbearing of mothers who were participated in the ‘Baby Saving Program’ in Hungary

This study presents the mothers’ decision about childbearing who were included in the Hungarian Baby Saving Program. The basis of the examination was the 147 mothers’ psychological counselling opinion. The study examines the reasons that induce a mother to keep or abandon her baby. We also mention what kind of role the professional help gets in the decision making. Research results indicate the problems that the mothers have to face are very manifold, but in all cases they are because of the presence of basic and social environmental deficits. Their childhood are characterized with bad relationship with their own mother. Often the woman is left alone, her partner leaves and does not have supporting family background. This can be considered as a dependency situation when the “mother’s personality is not emancipated”, she puts herself into the situation of dependency where the conditions for existential or mature adult life are not met.