Two very different groups of women were seen in psychiatric interviews during pregnancy. Both groups consisted mainly of primigravidas, one group composed of graduate student wives, the other group of illegitimately pregnant girls residing in an institution. Some of the major conscious conflicts and fantasies of both groups are presented and contrasted and then related to salient features in the individual's current and recent life situations.
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