The Library
Disclosure patterns of embryo donation mothers compared with adoption and IVF
Tools
MacCallum, Fiona and Keeley, Sarah (2012) Disclosure patterns of embryo donation mothers compared with adoption and IVF. Reproductive Biomedicine Online, 24 (7). pp. 745-748. doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.01.018 ISSN 1472-6483.
Research output not available from this repository.
Request-a-Copy directly from author or use local Library Get it For Me service.
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.01.018
Abstract
Attitudes towards information sharing in donor conception have changed in recent years in some parts of the world, with a move towards openness. This study follows up a sample of embryo donation mothers, examining their current disclosure patterns and comparing them with adoptive and IVF mothers to investigate any influence of the method of family creation. This study compared 17 mothers with an embryo donation child aged 5–9 years with 24 mothers with an adopted child and 28 mothers with a genetically related IVF child. Embryo donation mothers were far less likely to share information with the child; 43% were inclined towards disclosing, compared with all adoptive mothers and over 90% of IVF mothers. Furthermore, embryo donation and IVF mothers who had disclosed had often only given partial explanations of the child’s conception. Differences between embryo donation and adoption in particular should be taken into account when advising embryo recipients.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Reproductive Biomedicine Online | ||||
Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd | ||||
ISSN: | 1472-6483 | ||||
Official Date: | June 2012 | ||||
Dates: |
|
||||
Volume: | 24 | ||||
Number: | 7 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 745-748 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.01.018 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
Request changes or add full text files to a record
Repository staff actions (login required)
View Item |