دورية أكاديمية
Single fathers' experiences of using egg donation and surrogacy to start a family
| العنوان: | Single fathers' experiences of using egg donation and surrogacy to start a family |
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| المؤلفون: | Jones, C., Jadva, V., Zadeh, S., Golombok, S. |
| بيانات النشر: | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | City University London: City Research Online |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | K Law (General), RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| الوصف: | STUDY QUESTION What are the experiences of single men using egg donation and surrogacy as a route to parenthood? SUMMARY ANSWER The fathers mainly had a positive relationship with the surrogate and simultaneously exercised agency, and experienced challenges, during the process of surrogacy. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Little is known about single men’s experiences of egg donation and surrogacy arrangements. Studies have focused on single men’s decision-making processes about the use of surrogacy and family functioning once these families are formed. Questions remain about how fathers experience and navigate the process of surrogacy as a single man. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION The study is an international, in-depth qualitative study of fathers who chose to begin a family and parent alone. Data were collected between 2018 and 2021 as part of a larger study of solo fathers with different routes to parenthood. The present study reports on 21 fathers who used surrogacy and egg donation to begin their family. The average age of the fathers was 44 years, the fathers had young children aged 6 years or younger, and lived in countries across Australia, Europe, and North America. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS Purposive sampling was used to recruit participants. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted. Interview topics included fathers’ experiences of the process of using egg donation and surrogacy, and navigating the relationship with the surrogate. The audio-recorded interviews lasted around 2 hours and were subsequently transcribed verbatim. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis and qualitative content analysis. Most of the fathers chose an identifiable egg donor. Regarding the relationship with the surrogate, many fathers had remained in contact with her, but to differing degrees, and they generally reported positive relationships. Thematic analysis led to the identification of three themes relating to the fathers’ experiences of choosing surrogacy as ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| وصف الملف: | text |
| اللغة: | English |
| العلاقة: | https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/31960/1/dead152.pdfTest; Jones, C., Jadva, V. https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/view/creators_id/vasanti=2Ejadva.htmlTest orcid:0000-0003-0922-0694 orcid:0000-0003-0922-0694 , Zadeh, S. Golombok, S.view all authorsEPJS_limit_names_shown_load( 'creators_name_31960_et_al', 'creators_name_31960_rest' ); (2023). Single fathers' experiences of using egg donation and surrogacy to start a family. Human Reproduction, 38(10), pp. 1981-1990. doi:10.1093/humrep/dead152 https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep%2Fdead152Test |
| DOI: | 10.1093/humrep/dead152 |
| الإتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dead152Test https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/31960Test/ https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/31960/1/dead152.pdfTest |
| حقوق: | cc_by_4 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.34937C2 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1093/humrep/dead152 |
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