Admissions for early parenting difficulties among women with infants conceived by assisted reproductive technologies: a prospective cohort study

Maternal Factors Influencing the Decision to Breastfeed Newborns Conceived with IVF

“…Some authors have described a subgroup of infertile patients who might be more vulnerable to these adverse effects after experiencing infertility and ART. 8 Indeed, Fisher et al 8 showed more early parenting difficulties, such as breastfeeding difficulties and anxiety, in women who conceived with ART. Monti et al 9,10 underlined the greater anxiety and emotional vulnerability of women from the ART population, with an increased risk of depression and possible consequences on the mother-baby relationship.…”

Birth experience of women conceiving with assisted reproduction: a prospective multicenter study

“…Of women conceiving with ART, over 25% deliver by CS , and these women are more likely to experience disappointment with childbirth . Further, women conceiving with ART may experience depression, anxiety and irritability after childbirth more often than women who conceive spontaneously ; however, whether this is a result of an unsatisfactory birth experience has not been determined.…”

The influence of infertility and in vitro fertilization treatment on postpartum and long-term mental health in women

“…Hence, these women might be experiencing slightly higher levels of distress postpartum, which has been indicated in previous studies by an increased need of support (79,80), but they do not suffer increased risks of PPD.…”

“…However, women who conceive using infertility treatment can feel that they do not have the right to express ambivalence or regret in regard to parenthood (72,80) and might also have idealized parenthood beforehand (71,72,80). These women can experience decreased self-confidence (76,79) and a deterioration in mood during the transition to parenthood (76) and can therefore be in increased need of support (79,80). Other studies have not found any differences in couples´ adaptability to parenthood (81), or in the quality of the parent-infant relationship (71), and some even that this relationship is of higher quality in mothers and children after IVF treatment compared to spontaneous conception (19).…”

“…Pregnancy-specific anxiety might be increased (71,75) and expectations of what having a child will bring might also be higher, resulting in increased risks of psychological distress postpartum (71,72,80).…”