Integrating donor conception into identity: parent-child relationships and identity development in donor-conceived adolescents

Slutsky, Jenna; Jadva, Vasanti; Freeman, Tabitha; Persaud, Sherina; Kramer, Wendy; Steele, Miriam; Steele, Howard; Golombok, Susan

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.1123

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“…In many cases, these youth were more interested in their donor siblings than in their donors; they wanted information about their donor, and some wanted to meet him, but they usually did not see him as their father, and they were more likely to develop enduring connections with their donor siblings. In a study that explored why some adolescents are more interested in their donor relations than others, secure attachment relationships with mothers were associated with greater acceptance of and curiosity about donor conception (Slutsky et al, 2016).…”

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Love and Truth: What Really Matters for Children Born Through Third‐Party Assisted Reproduction

Golombok

2021

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Ever since the birth of the first baby born through in vitro fertilization in 1978, advances in reproductive technologies have raised new concerns about the outcomes for children. In this article, I summarize research on children born through assisted reproduction involving a third party, that is, children born through egg donation, sperm donation, and surrogacy, with particular attention to the findings of a longitudinal study of children born to heterosexual couples in the United Kingdom. The assisted reproduction families generally showed high levels of family functioning and children's adjustment from early childhood through to adolescence, suggesting that biological relatedness is less important than positive parent–child relationships for the well‐being of children conceived by third‐party assisted reproduction. Similarly, studies of families created by third‐party reproduction with two mothers, single mothers, two fathers, and single fathers have shown that these families function well.

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Love and Truth: What Really Matters for Children Born Through Third‐Party Assisted Reproduction

Golombok

2021

Child Dev Perspectives

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Integrating donor conception into identity: parent-child relationships and identity development in donor-conceived adolescents

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Love and Truth: What Really Matters for Children Born Through Third‐Party Assisted Reproduction

Love and Truth: What Really Matters for Children Born Through Third‐Party Assisted Reproduction

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