Is Adoption an Option? The Role of Importance of Motherhood and Fertility Help-Seeking in Considering Adoption

Park, Nicholas K.; Hill, Patricia A Wonch

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“…One of the more common nonmedical response options to infertility is adoption. Although more than 40% of (fertile and infertile) women have considered or are currently considering adoption, only half actually take steps in pursuit of adoption (Park & Wonch Hill, 2014). Those who place greater importance on motherhood and have had prior infertility treatments are more likely to pursue adoption (Park & Wonch Hill, 2014).…”

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Responding to Infertility: Lessons from a Growing Body of Research and Suggested Guidelines for Practice

2017

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Infertility is a common, yet often misunderstood, experience. Infertility is an important topic for family scientists because of its effects on families; its relevance to research in related areas, such as fertility trends and reproductive health; and its implications for practitioners who work with individuals and couples experiencing infertility. In this review, we focus on common misperceptions in knowledge and treatment of infertility and highlight insights from recent research that includes men, couples, and people with infertility who are not in treatment. The meaning of parenthood, childlessness, awareness of a fertility problem, and access to resources are particularly relevant for treatment seeking and psychosocial outcomes. On the basis of insights from family science research, we provide specific guidelines for infertility practice within broader social contexts such as trends in health care, education, employment, and relationships. Guidelines are presented across three areas of application: infertility education for individuals, families, and practitioners; steps to support the emotional well-being of those affected by infertility; and understanding of treatment approaches and their implications for individuals and couples.

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Section: Alternatives To Infertility Treatmentmentioning

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Responding to Infertility: Lessons from a Growing Body of Research and Suggested Guidelines for Practice

2017

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“…Choi and colleagues (2005: 177) found that women's expectations were strongly influenced by the 'myth of motherhood' and the lack of alternative mothering discourses produces discrepancy between ideal and reality, giving rise to conflict and frustration. This 'pronatalist' ideology (Park and Wonch-Hill, 2014) provides a strong drive to experience pregnancy and join the 'club', marked by such rites of passage as the growing bump, ante-natal appointments and the 'baby shower'. The transition points are less salient in adoption (Park and Wonch-Hill, 2014: 604):…”

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‘It’s a big deal, being given a person’: why people who experience infertility may choose not to adopt

Smeeton

Ward

2017

Adoption & Fostering

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This article explores why individuals and couples who experience infertility and undergo treatment through new technologies do not subsequently go on to become parents via adoption. It does this in three ways: a review of the literature; interviews with those affected; and an online survey of views on adoption among people who have experienced infertility. It was found that couples do consider adoption alongside infertility treatment but it is usually a fallback choice. If adoption is to be perceived as an equal option, agencies need to offer support and advice at an earlier stage than is usual. Couples who are emotionally exhausted by medical interventions for their childlessness can then be helped off the infertility treadmill in order to become parents.

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“…junto a la identificación de este perfil sociodemográfico, la literatura especializada ha identificado que la percepción de la población sobre las normas sociales asociadas con la ideología pronatalista (Park y Wonch 2013;Van Laningham et al 2012) y la valoración general hacia los niños (Tyebjee 2003), llevan a que actitudes positivas hacia la adopción concluyan en un comportamiento efectivo. Así, la aceptación y acceso a técnicas de reproducción asistida puede operar como barrera hacia la adopción al tiempo que valoraciones y actitudes más positivas frente a la infancia la propician.…”

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Las encuestas autoadministradas por Internet. Un estudio de caso: Las familias adoptivas y sus estilos de vida

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2014

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RESUMENEspaña se convierte, en 2004, en el segundo país del mundo en adopción internacional propiciando que la familia adoptiva adquiera una gran visibilidad y relevancia social. El artículo presenta los hallazgos obtenidos a partir de la administración online, a madres y padres adoptivos españoles, de la encuesta Web "Las familias adoptivas y sus estilos de vida". En concreto, se exponen los resultados obtenidos sobre las actitudes, opiniones y percepción de la norma social en materia de adopción. Este análisis permite explorar los factores explicativos que determinan que un subconjunto de la población opte por la adopción al tiempo que nos acerca a la comprensión sociológica tanto del incremento de las adopciones en España como de las familias adoptivas. Adicionalmente, el artículo expone los aspectos técnicos relacionados con el diseño y aplicación de la encuesta on-line con el objetivo de evidenciar que, a pesar de las limitaciones propias de esta forma de aplicación, esta arrojar luz sobre el proceso de adopción internacional, escasamente explorado en la investigación sociológica española con encuestas. PAlAbRAS clAvEAdopción internacional, familias adoptivas transnacionales, encuestas online, opiniones frente a la adopción, actitudes frente a la adopción. AbSTRAcTIn 2004 Spain becomes the second country in the world for international adoption, favouring a great visibility and social relevance of the adoptive family. The article presents the findings obtained through the administration online to Spanish adoptive parents of the web survey "Adoptive families and their lifestyles". In particular, we expose the results obtained about attitudes, opinions and the perception of the social rule regarding the subject of adoption. This analysis allows us to explore the explanatory factors which determine that a subset of the population chooses adoption at the same time that it approaches us to the sociological understanding both of the increase of the adoptions in Spain and the adoptive families. Furthermore, the article presents the technical aspects related to the design and application of the online survey in order to demonstrate that, despite the typical limitations of this application, this sheds light on the process of international adoption, scarcely explored in the Spanish sociological research using surveys. KEy WoRdSInternational adoption, adoptive transnational families, online surveys, attitudes for adoption. INTRodUccIÓNLa familia en España, así como en el conjunto de países desarrollados, ha vivido en las tres últimas décadas un profundo proceso de transformación corolario, a su vez, del cambio social y cultural contemporáneo: la postmodernidad. Las alteraciones acaecidas en la institución han alcanzado a todos sus órdenes propiciando la aparición de nuevas conceptualizaciones tales como familia postnuclear, familia postmoderna, familia relacional y familia postpatriarcal. Los cambios que la familia viene experimentando en su estructura, en el proceso de formación (en su doble dimensión de alianza y fi...

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Is Adoption an Option? The Role of Importance of Motherhood and Fertility Help-Seeking in Considering Adoption

Cited by 35 publications

References 44 publications

Responding to Infertility: Lessons from a Growing Body of Research and Suggested Guidelines for Practice

Responding to Infertility: Lessons from a Growing Body of Research and Suggested Guidelines for Practice

‘It’s a big deal, being given a person’: why people who experience infertility may choose not to adopt

Las encuestas autoadministradas por Internet. Un estudio de caso: Las familias adoptivas y sus estilos de vida

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