Children born through reproductive donation: a longitudinal study of psychological adjustment

Golombok, Susan; Blake, Lucy; Casey, Polly; Román, Gabriela; Jadva, Vasanti

doi:10.1111/jcpp.12015

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“…Phase 1 was conducted when the children were 1 year old , Phase 2 was conducted at Age 2 (Golombok, Jadva, Lycett, Murray, & MacCallum, 2005), Phase 3 was conducted at Age 3 , Phase 4 was conducted at Age 7 Golombok, Readings, Blake, Casey, Mellish, et al, 2011) and Phase 5 was conducted at Age 10 (Golombok, Blake, Casey, Roman, & Jadva, 2013). In the preschool years, the differences identified between family types pointed to more positive parent-child relationships in families created by gamete donation than in the comparison group of natural conception families, with no differences in the quality of family relationships according to whether the children lacked a genetic connection to the father (in the case of donor insemination) or the mother (in the case of egg donation) Golombok et al, 2005;.…”

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Socioemotional Development in Changing Families

Golombok

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2015

Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science

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Since the latter part of the 20th century, dramatic changes have taken place to the structure of the family such that the traditional nuclear family headed by a heterosexual married couple is now in the minority. This chapter begins with a description of these changes and some of the key factors involved. The consequences of different family contexts for parent–child relationships and children's socioemotional development are then examined. These include single‐parent families, stepparent families, cohabiting parent families, families created through assisted reproductive technologies, and families headed by same‐sex parents. The specific issues and concerns raised by each family type are outlined, followed by a discussion of key empirical findings regarding parenting and child adjustment. The chapter ends by drawing on research relating to children in these different family forms to examine the relative importance of family structure and family processes for children's socioemotional development. The implications for policy and practice, and directions for future research, are also discussed.

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Socioemotional Development in Changing Families

Golombok

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2015

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“…Em relação à gestação de substituição, todas as mães (30) já haviam contado (Golombok, Blake, Casey, Roman, & Jadva, 2013).…”

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“…Os casais beneficiários por recurso à gestação de substituição desejam revelar todo o processo à criança em tenra idade, preferencialmente antes dos 7 anos da criança, em oposição aos restantes meios de conceção. (Golombok et al, 2013;Readings et al, 2011). Readings et al, em 2011, justificam tal diferença ponderando três aspetos: 1) na gestação de substituição gestacional a criança é ligada geneticamente ao casal, contrariamente ao que sucede nos casos de doação de gâmetas; 2) todos os pais terão de explicar o surgimento de uma criança sem a mulher do casal beneficiário ter tido uma gravidez; 3) explicar a uma criança sobre nascer com recurso a gestação de substituição difere da explicação do recurso a gâmetas de dador -sendo que na primeira os casais recorrem ao uso da expressão "broken tummies", sem necessidade de explicar tudo o que envolve a doação de gâmetas.…”

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Psychological Aspects - A Systematic Review of the Literature

Gouveia¹,

Galhardo²,

Cunha³

et al. 2017

Psic., Saúde & Doenças

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RESUMO:A infertilidade é definida como uma condição médica com repercussões no bemestar físico, psicológico e social. Avanços na medicina da reprodução têm possibilitado a muitos casais a concretização da parentalidade. Diversos tratamentos médicos e o recurso a gâmetas de dador ou embriões doados, constituem desenvolvimentos para a resolução de casos de infertilidade. Ainda assim, os casais que apresentam ausência de útero, malformações ou doença uterina veem-se impossibilitados de experienciar uma gravidez. A gestação de substituição poderia dar resposta à condição de infertilidade. Contudo, esta é uma prática que gera controvérsia, não sendo permitida em muitos países. O objetivo desta revisão é providenciar um corpo de conhecimento organizado em função dos resultados de estudos que procuraram explorar aspectos psicológicos relacionados com a gestação de substituição. Em concreto, foram analisados estudos que abordaram a adaptação marital, a revelação da forma de concepção, o bem-estar físico e psicológico do casal e da criança, o contacto com a gestante de substituição, e a adaptação à parentalidade. Foram examinados 10 estudos longitudinais, com os principais resultados: a gestação de substituição é considerada "uma experiência positiva", os casais beneficiários aparentam ter um bom funcionamento conjugal, a revelação da forma de conceção tende a ser iniciada precocemente, o contacto com a gestante de substituição é mantido, os casais apresentam menor stresse e maior bem-estar físico e psicológico ao longo da gestação, e a adaptação à parentalidade até aos três anos apresenta um valor superior às demais formas de conceção. Palavras-Chave: infertilidade, gestação de substituição, aspetos psicológicos ___________________________________________________________________________ SURROGACY FOR INFERTILITY: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS -A REVIEW OF THE LITERATUREABSTRACT: Infertility is defined as a clinical condition with repercussions on the physical, psychological and social wellbeing. Progresses in reproductive medicine have been enabling infertile couples to achieve parenthood. In this context, medical treatments and the use of donor gametes or donated embryos are important developments for the resolution of many infertility cases. Nevertheless, for several reasons and due to the reasonably low success rate of such treatments, there are couples who face greater difficulties. Among these are those which in the absence of a uterus, uterine malformations or disease find themselves unable to experience a pregnancy. In these circumstances surrogacy is the only chance to solve their

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“…This is consistent with studies showing that children who do not know about their donor conception are doing as well as non-donorconceived children in terms of general emotional, social and behavioural development 17,35,36 . Likewise, other studies found no differences in the children's psychological well-being and the parent-child relationships between the disclosing and the non-disclosing families 14,37,38 . Our survey disclosed the attitudes of future parents on various aspects of "disclosure".…”

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The attitudes of IVF patients treated in the Czech Republic towards informing children born after gamete donation

Rumpíková¹,

Oborná²,

Bělašková³

et al. 2018

Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub

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aBackground. In recent decades gamete donation has received growing attention. Data from the Czech National Registry of Assisted Reproduction show that the number of cycles using donated oocytes has been increasing every year. According to Czech law, gamete donation is anonymous. Since 2011, some members of the Czech parliament have repeatedly made requests to revoke the anonymity but anonymity is one of the preconditions for such donation in this country. The aim of this study was to find out how the gamete recipients feel towards informing their child about the circumstances of their conception and their access to the identity of the donor. Methods. A total of 195 recipients (122 women undergoing treatment -43 Czechs, 79 foreigners (Western Europe and the USA) and 73 male partners -28 Czechs, 45 foreigners) participated in this survey. The data were obtained by anonymous questionnaire. Results. A significant difference between the attitude of the future Czech and foreign parents regarding disclosing the mode of conception was found (P = 0.003). The vast majority of Czechs were against disclosure. The foreign recipients were somewhat more divided. Regarding the donor's identity, there was no difference in atttitude between the groups. Recipients rarely consider that the knowledge of the donor's identity will be important for their child. The recipients overall, were convinced that the psychological aspects of parenting are far more important to the child than genetics, and see no reasons for disclosing the donor´s identity. Conclusion. While the the foreign recipients were less adamant about non-disclosure, the overall finding was in accord with the current Czech law on anonymity and not in agreement with the proposed abolition. The recipient's attitudes towards disclosing were also culturally determined. The fact that some countries have revised their rules towards open idendity is not a rationale for such change in the Czech Republic.

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Children born through reproductive donation: a longitudinal study of psychological adjustment

Cited by 151 publications

References 41 publications

Socioemotional Development in Changing Families

Socioemotional Development in Changing Families

Psychological Aspects - A Systematic Review of the Literature

The attitudes of IVF patients treated in the Czech Republic towards informing children born after gamete donation

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