Ladipo O A
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1979 Mar-Apr;16(5):427-9. doi: 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1979.tb00480.x.
In the African population, pseudocyesis is not an uncommon gynecologic disorder. The high premium on childbearing, as well as the deep-rooted cultural belief that children are a "security of old age" and continuation of the family, exposes the infertile woman to constant stress. The social and psychological satisfaction of parenthood is very important in this culture; while, for some patients, perception of the economic implication of children enhances the desire to have children.
在非洲人群中，假孕并非一种罕见的妇科疾病。对生育的高度重视，以及认为孩子是“养老保障”和家族延续的根深蒂固的文化观念，使不孕女性承受着持续的压力。为人父母所带来的社会和心理满足感在这种文化中非常重要；同时，对一些患者来说，对孩子经济意义的认知增强了生育的愿望。
