The influence of assisted reproduction on family functioning and children's socio-emotional development: results from a European study

Barnes, Jacqueline; Sutcliffe, Alastair; Kristoffersen, Ingrid; Loft, Anne; Wennerholm, Ulla-Britt; Tarlatzis, B.; Kantaris, Xenya; Nekkebroeck, Julie; Hagberg, Bibbi; Madsen, S.V.; Bonduelle, M

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“…With respect to psychological adjustment, Barnes et al (2004) found no differences between ICSI children and comparison groups of IVF and natural conception children for externalizing or internalizing problems as rated by mothers and fathers on the CBCL. The CBCL was also administered to mothers by Knoester et al (2007).…”

Section: Children In Icsi Familiesmentioning

confidence: 67%

“…Few differences in parenting between family types were identified, although ICSI mothers reported fewer hostile or aggressive feelings toward their children and higher levels of commitment to parenting than did the mothers of naturally conceived children (Barnes et al, 2004). The children were administered the Bene-Anthony Family Relations Test to provide an assessment of parent-child relationships from the perspective of the children.…”

Section: Parenting In Icsi Familiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Socioemotional Development in Changing Families

Golombok

Tasker

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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Section: Children In Icsi Familiesmentioning

confidence: 67%

Section: Parenting In Icsi Familiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Socioemotional Development in Changing Families

Golombok

Tasker

2015

Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science

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“…23 Overall, compared with spontaneous conceptions, both ICSI and IVF are associated with lower birth weight, preterm delivery and an increased prevalence of congenital malformations. 24,25 There have also been a variety of medical and psychosocial outcomes examined beyond the perinatal period demonstrating no specific differences between IVFand ICSI-conceived children in growth, 26 neurological, 27,28 cognitive 29 and socio-emotional development 30 and physical health. 31 From here on, this review will present studies that have specifically examined aspects of male infertility, noting that there is limited published material available on offspring outcomes in the presence of male infertility.…”

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Outcomes for offspring of men having ICSI for male factor infertility

Halliday¹

2011

Asian J Androl

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Since the introduction of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) using single sperm isolated from testicular tissue in men with obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermia, or using ejaculated sperm in those with poor semen quality, there have been concerns that this might have adverse effects on the offspring compared to conventional in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and natural conceptions. ICSI is done for reasons other than male factor infertility, and on the whole has not been shown to have any more negative effects than those seen with IVF. There have however, been very few studies of ICSI with a focus on, or large enough numbers to examine, the specific outcomes associated with male factor infertility. From the limited information available in relation to the source of the sperm and aetiology of infertility in the presence of ICSI, there appears to be no increased risk of congenital malformations. There is, however, a small increase in both de novo and inherited chromosome abnormalities. In terms of growth and neurodevelopment, there are very few studies, and so far, no adverse outcomes have been found in young children whose fathers have a sperm defect. The origin of the sperm used in ICSI does not have a major influence on the early life outcomes for the offspring, but transgenerational and epigenetic effects remain unknown. When the male factor infertility is known or thought to be due to a Y-chromosome deletion, this information should be given to the young male offspring at a time that will ensure his own reproductive health and plans are optimized.

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“…They demonstrate a willingness to continue participating in studies and it would seem that this is partly motivated by their concerns about their child's long-term outcome. These families feel like 'winners in a lottery' (Barnes et al 2004). They are grateful for any research into the long-term health and wellbeing of their child(ren).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…During recent years, studies have looked at parenting and social issues with respect to families who have conceived using assisted reproductive therapy (ART) (Golombok et al 1995, 2002, McMahon et al 2003, Barnes et al 2004, including the parents' decision to tell their offspring of their conception (Colpin & Soenen 2002. Review articles specifically looking at this area have also been published during the past 5 years (Eugster & Vingerhoets 1999, Fasouliotis & Schenker 1999, Colpin 2002.…”

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confidence: 99%

Parents’ concerns regarding their ART children

Fisher-Jeffes¹,

Banerjee²,

Sutcliffe³

2006

Reproduction

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A cohort of children conceived by assisted reproductive therapy (ART) -in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) has been followed up in a National Child Development Study (Sutcliffe et al. 1999and Bonduelle et al. 2005. Their parents were contacted and asked questions designed to elicit any concerns on their part about their child. 329 replies were received (90% response rate), and 86 of the families posed additional questions. We found that a small number of parents (26% of respondents) raised questions about a variety of issues regarding their ART-conceived child. The most commonly expressed theme (8% of all respondents, or 27/ 86 (31%) of the respondents with questions) pertained to their child's future fertility. This question was asked more frequently by ICSI than IVF parents.

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The influence of assisted reproduction on family functioning and children's socio-emotional development: results from a European study

Abstract: The study confirms the results of previous work with IVF families. This should be encouraging for families using these techniques in the future.

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Socioemotional Development in Changing Families

Socioemotional Development in Changing Families

Outcomes for offspring of men having ICSI for male factor infertility

Parents’ concerns regarding their ART children

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