Maternal self-esteem after successful treatment for infertility

Cox, Sue; Glazebrook, Cris; Sheard, Charlotte; Ndukwe, George; Oates, Margaret R.

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.07.1287

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“…The experience of infertility can have adverse effects on selfesteem (21,22), and it has been argued that infertility related low self-esteem might persist in pregnancy (18). Neither Klock and Greenfeld (7), who used the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (23), or Cox et al (18), who used the Self-Concept Questionnaire (24), found differences in self-esteem between ART and SC groups of pregnant women.…”

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“…Neither Klock and Greenfeld (7), who used the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (23), or Cox et al (18), who used the Self-Concept Questionnaire (24), found differences in self-esteem between ART and SC groups of pregnant women. Stanton and Golombok (9), using the Childbearing Attitudes Questionnaire (25), found no differences between the two groups in terms of self-confidence and formation of a maternal identity.…”

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“…Different recruitment strategies were used for the ART and SC groups, including recruiting the latter group from single private practices which did not represent the whole pregnant population (7,8,27). Relevant groups were excluded, such as multiparae (10,16), women younger than 25 years (9,18,20) or older than 36 years (12), or those with multiple gestations (12,18). None included women conceiving with donor gametes.…”

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“…Alguns destes estudos abarcam desde a gestação até os primeiros meses de vida do bebê (Cox, Glazebrook, Sheard, Ndukwe, & Oates, 2006;Repokari et al, 2005;Sydsjö,Wadsby, Kjellberg, & Sydsjö, 2002;Ulrich, Gagel, Hemmerling, Pastor, & Kentenich, 2004), enquanto outros, contemplam somente o período pós-nascimento (Greenfeld & Klock, 2001;Golombok et al, 2007;Hjelmstedt et al, 2004;McMahon, Ungerer, Tennant, & Saunders, 1997).…”

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“…Quanto aos principais temas de interesse desses estudos, destacam-se ansiedade (Cox et al, 2006;Greenfeld & Klock, 2001;Repokari et al, 2005), depressão (Cox et al, 2006;Golombok et al, 2007;Greenfeld & Klock, 2001), estresse (Golombok et al, 2007;Greenfeld & Klock, 2001;Hjelmstedt et al, 2004;Repokari et al, 2005), temperamento, comportamento (Sydsjö et al, 2002) e percepção do bebê (Gibson, Ungerer, Tennant, & Saunders, 2000), ajustamento emocional à maternidade (McMahon et al,1997), relacionamento conjugal (Sydsjö et al,2002;Ulrich et al, 2004), competência parental (Cox et al, 2006), saúde mental (Repokari et al, 2005).…”

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Desafios para a maternidade no contexto da reprodução medicamente assistida: terceiro mês do bebê

Dornelles

Lopes

2010

Estud. psicol. (Natal)

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ResumoO desgaste físico e emocional decorrente das técnicas de reprodução medicamente assistida, pode conferir à maternidade um caráter específico, com repercussões ainda pouco conhecidas. Por meio deste estudo com três mulheres que engravidaram por técnicas reprodutivas, buscou-se conhecer o processo de tornarse mãe no contexto da reprodução medicamente assistida, com medidas coletadas aos três meses do bebê. Os resultados apontaram que a transição para a maternidade foi vivida por essas mulheres com sentimento de incapacidade de cuidar adequadamente de seu bebê e medo de que ele não sobrevivesse, sendo que o nascimento pré-termo, já temido desde a gestação, tornou real a possibilidade de perda do bebê e a vivência dessa etapa, um desafio. Entretanto, observou-se que superado esse período inicial, o medo da perda do bebê diminuiu, dando espaço para o estabelecimento da crença de que essas mães são capazes de garantir a sobrevivência de seus bebês.Palavras-chave: maternidade; reprodução medicamente assistida; infertilidade. Abstract Challenges to motherhood in the context of assisted reproduction: infant's third month of life.The physical and psychological stress produced by the assisted reproduction techniques (ART) may affect parenthood in a special way, with unknown repercussions. This study aims at knowing the process of becoming a mother in three women who conceived through ART and whose babies were three months old. The results showed that the participants of this study went through the transition to parenthood feeling uncapable of taking care of their babies in an appropriate way and also frightened by the possibility of losing them. In this way, the premature birth of the baby, already antecipated during pregnancy, turned real this possibility and made this experience a challenge. However, it was observed that when the initial moments of fear were overcome the belief of being capable of keeping the baby alive emerged.

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We examined the psychosocial adjustment of 35 Portuguese couples who conceived through Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) and 31 couples with a spontaneous conception during their transition to parenthood (pregnancy and 4 months postpartum). Couples completed self-report questionnaires regarding their perceptions of pregnancy and parenthood, psychological distress, quality of life, marital relationship, and parenting stress. Compared with parents who conceived spontaneously, parents who conceived through ART perceived pregnancy as being more risky and demanding, reported a decrease in their psychological quality of life, and ART fathers only perceived themselves as being more competent than fathers who conceived spontaneously. Healthcare professionals should be aware of need of couples in their efforts to adapt to the individual and relational challenges associated with the transition to parenthood.

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Maternal self-esteem after successful treatment for infertility

Cited by 54 publications

References 13 publications

Antenatal mood and fetal attachment after assisted conception

Antenatal mood and fetal attachment after assisted conception

Desafios para a maternidade no contexto da reprodução medicamente assistida: terceiro mês do bebê

Psychosocial adjustment during the transition to parenthood of Portuguese couples who conceived spontaneously or through assisted reproductive technologies

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