Patterns of emotional responses to pregnancy, experience of pregnancy and attitudes to parenthood among IVF couples: a longitudinal study

Hjelmstedt, Anna; Widström, Ann‐Marie; Wramsby, Håkan; Collins, Aila

doi:10.3109/01674820309039669

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“…ADJUSTMENT TO PREGNANCY Hjelmstedt et al (15) found that the physical demands of pregnancy and the changes in body form were less problematic for an ART than an SC group. The ART group was also less concerned about the gender of the fetus and about the potential losses associated with motherhood.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In contrast, Hjelmstedt et al (15), who derived the Emotional Reactions to Pregnancy Scale from the Gloger-Tippelt instrument, found that women conceiving with ART were less anxious about the health of the baby than SC women at 13 weeks gestation, but they were more anxious about the potential to lose the pregnancy, although this decreased as pregnancy advanced.…”

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Antenatal mood and fetal attachment after assisted conception

Fisher

Hammarberg

Baker

2008

Fertility and Sterility

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Antenatal mood and fetal attachment after assisted conception

Fisher

Hammarberg

Baker

2008

Fertility and Sterility

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“…These negative consequences are found in both men and women, and while some authors suggest these consequences may be somewhat stronger in women [8] [13] [14], others did not [12] [15]. A successful fertility treatment does not resolve all negativity, as parents who conceived through fertility treatment had higher levels of anxiety in early pregnancy [5] [16] and perceived pregnancy as being more risky and demanding [17] [18].…”

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confidence: 99%

Perception of the Psychosocial Aspects of Subfertility by Parents Following Successful Medically Assisted Conception: A Qualitative Study

Warmelink¹,

Meijer²,

Mulder³

et al. 2016

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Nearly 5% of new-borns in the Netherlands are now born following Medically Assisted Conception (MAC), a steadily increasing number. Our qualitative study explored the subjective impact of subfertility and fertility treatment for parents who successfully achieve pregnancy following MAC and make health professionals more aware of the psychological needs of those clients. The study was based on the constructive/interpretative paradigm using a constant comparison/grounded theory design. Two men and nine women in the Netherlands who conceived as a result of MAC were interviewed in 2011. Our findings show that MAC-parents were exposed to a range of emotions such as disappointment, hope and uncertainty during the subfertile period, and these feelings were even felt after successful fertility treatment. The relationship and social support from friends and others in the same position were very important. Regarding the relationship with the partner during the subfertile period, the main thing the couple have to do is to keep talking with one another. Although they did not always agree on all issues, it was found that maintaining the communication strengthened the links between them by the end of the process. We concluded that the feelings and emotions during fertility treatment play a big role during the subfertile period and remain important during pregnancy and even after childbirth. Subfertile clients want maternity care providers to ask those who successfully achieve pregnancy following MAC about their experiences during fertility treatment, check that they still are receiving adequate social support, and involve the partner in prenatal checks.

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“…Whereas McMahon et al [1,15] investigated adjustment from 28 weeks of pregnancy, a recent study conducted more frequent assessments on couples during pregnancy at 13, 26 and 36 weeks [16]. Consistent with McMahon et al [15], IVF mothers reported higher levels of anxiety over pregnancy loss compared with naturally conceiving mothers, although in contrast IVF fathers, not mothers, were concerned about injury to the baby during childbirth [16].…”

Section: Parental Wellbeing and Parentingmentioning

confidence: 85%