Chapter 3 58 Figure 3.1 - (Former) patients’ responses to questions about reproductive history according to gender (questions 1–4). Domain 2: Reproductive Decision Making Experiences with the reproductive decision-making of (former) patients and close ones are presented in Figure 3.2. Supplementary Table S3.2 provides all raw data supporting Figure 3.2. Reproductive decision-making was influenced by mental health problems in at least 25.7% of the (former) patients (Figure 3.2b, question 5). Several factors were mentioned where mental health problems influenced (the desire for) having one or more children: the belief that pregnancy is only possible after being recovered from mental health problems, the belief that physical violence in history made pregnancy impossible, and difficulty sustaining a partner relationship led to the belief that pregnancy was impossible. In addition, the severity of the mental health problems at certain points in time had an influence on the desire for a child. Having a stable mental health outlook, having financial stability, and being able to raise children were mentioned as factors that were a prerequisite for becoming pregnant. The planning of pregnancies was influenced by mental health problems in many ways. Respondents reported that they
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