chasing the blood tie: surrogate mothers, adoptive mothers and fathers

1996 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 352-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
HELENA RAGONÉ
Keyword(s):  
Surrogate Mothers ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Adoptive Mothers

Adoptive Mothers' and Fathers' Psychological Distress: Parenting Teens Adopted from Birth

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-28
Author(s):  
Christina M. Sellers ◽  
Adeline Wyman Battalen ◽  
Lisa Fiorenzo ◽  
Ruth McRoy ◽  
Hal Grotevant
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Adoptive Mothers

scholarly journals Methods and Success Factors of Induced Lactation: A Scoping Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 739-749 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gemma Cazorla-Ortiz ◽  
Noemí Obregón-Guitérrez ◽  
Maria Rosa Rozas-Garcia ◽  
Josefina Goberna-Tricas
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Bottle Feeding ◽  
Not Given ◽  
Surrogate Mothers ◽  
Previous Pregnancy ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Adoptive Mothers ◽  
Study Participants

Background Induced lactation enables a woman who has not given birth to breastfeed a child. Lactation may be induced through both pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods, although the desired outcome cannot always be achieved. Research Aims The aims of this scoping review was to assess the different methods used to induce lactation, as well as the factors related to sucking the breast effectively and the production of human milk. Methods We searched five databases from June 2019–February 2020 for studies referring to methods and factors related to breast suckling and/or the volume of milk produced after inducing lactation, using the following search terms and Boolean operators: breastfeeding AND induced lactation AND adoptive mothers OR surrogate mothers OR female homosexuality OR non-gestating. The final review included a total of 24 articles. Results Pharmacological methods were not always used to produce milk, although breast stimulation was essential. The age of the child, interference due to bottle feeding, breast stimulation, and the support received were important factors in the induction of lactation. There were several factors that may account for the differences between developing and higher income countries in methods of induced lactation and the amount of milk that study participants produced. There was no consensus over whether previous pregnancy and/or breastfeeding experience influenced induced lactation. Conclusion Health professionals need to have adequate knowledge about induction methods, the preferences of each woman, and the reasons for inducing lactation, to provide proper assistance. However, the lack of standardization about induction of lactation makes it difficult.

scholarly journals Interaction between adoptive mothers’ and fathers’ depressive symptoms in risk for children’s emerging problem behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 725-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine A. Hails ◽  
Daniel S. Shaw ◽  
Leslie D. Leve ◽  
Jody M. Ganiban ◽  
David Reiss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Problem Behavior ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Adoptive Mothers

scholarly journals Anonymous birth: Biographical knowledge and dyadic coping in adoptive mothers and fathers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Felnhofer ◽  
Jennifer Kernreiter ◽  
Claudia Klier ◽  
Mercedes M. Huscsava ◽  
Christian Fiala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Brief Symptom Inventory ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Dyadic Coping ◽  
Biographical Data ◽  
Biographical Information ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Anonymous Birth ◽  
Adoptive Mothers ◽  
Biographical Knowledge

AbstractResearch on adoptive parents of anonymously born children is still scarce. Open issues are (1) examining how much biographical information is available to adoptive parents, (2) considering differences between adoptive mothers and fathers, and (3) understanding what affects their dyadic coping. Hence, this study set out to compare adoptive mothers’ and fathers’ mental health, attachment styles, dyadic coping, and biographical knowledge, and to identify predictors of dyadic coping. 62 mothers and 40 fathers (mean age: 46 years) raising an anonymously born adoptee answered online or paper-pencil versions of the Brief Symptom Inventory, Vulnerable Attachment Style Questionnaire, Dyadic Coping Inventory, Child Behavior Checklist, and a checklist of biographical data. Descriptive analyses showed that biographical knowledge was generally low in adoptive parents. More information was available on the birth mother than the birth father, with letters being the most common memorial. Furthermore, student t-tests revealed few differences: adoptive mothers reported to be more anxious and rated their ability to communicate stress and common dyadic coping as higher than did adoptive fathers. Finally, a hierarchical linear regression identified knowledge of more biographical data, parents’ older age as well as child’s younger age and higher psychopathology scores as predictors of better adoptive parents’ dyadic coping. These findings highlight the difficult task of gathering biographical information whilst maintaining the birth mother’s anonymity. They also stress the need of further research which may inform policies tailored to the specific needs of adoptive parents in the context of anonymous birth.

Harlow’s Famous Monkey Study: The Historical and Contemporary Significance of the Nature of Love

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 205-234
Author(s):  
Phillip Radetzki
Keyword(s):  
Family Life ◽  
Rhesus Monkeys ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Surrogate Mothers ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
History Of ◽  
Loving Parent ◽  
Infant Rhesus

If you were to contemplate what it meant to be loved or what exactly makes you love another individual, the brunt of your conceptualization may very well stem back to Harry Harlow’s famous 1958 study, “The Nature of Love.” At a time that approached love as a child’s need to reduce primary drives via his/her mother, Harlow aimed to identify other variables that could explain the underlying affection of an infant-mother bond – such as contact comfort. To do this, Harlow conducted a series of investigations as part of a novel experimental design that used infant rhesus monkeys and a set of inanimate surrogate mothers. Not only did he propose a new social paradigm for family life, the role of mothers and fathers, and what it meant to be a loving parent in the process, Harlow distinguished himself as one of the most controversial experimental researchers in the history of psychology. The present paper explores the context of Harlow’s academic career and the zeitgeists that marked his time while also providing an in-depth analysis of his landmark 1958 study, how his work has been interpreted for over a half-century, and factors contributing to his overall legacy.

scholarly journals The relationship between genetic attributions, appraisals of birth mothers' health, and the parenting of adoptive mothers and fathers

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 19-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Smith Stover ◽  
Yuchun Zhou ◽  
Leslie D. Leve ◽  
Jenae M. Neiderhiser ◽  
Daniel S. Shaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Mothers ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Adoptive Mothers ◽  
The Relationship

A Comparison of Biological and Adoptive Mothers and Fathers

2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 7-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlene E. Miall ◽  
Karen March
Keyword(s):  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Adoptive Mothers

Perception of Autonomy and Connectedness Prior to the Onset of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Huemer ◽  
Maria Haidvogl ◽  
Fritz Mattejat ◽  
Gudrun Wagner ◽  
Gerald Nobis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Bulimia Nervosa ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Diagnostic Interview ◽  
Individual Autonomy ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Image Test ◽  
Restrictive Type

Objective: This study examines retrospective correlates of nonshared family environment prior to onset of disease, by means of multiple familial informants, among anorexia and bulimia nervosa patients. Methods: A total of 332 participants was included (anorexia nervosa, restrictive type (AN-R): n = 41 plus families); bulimic patients (anorexia nervosa, binge-purging type; bulimia nervosa: n = 59 plus families). The EATAET Lifetime Diagnostic Interview was used to establish the diagnosis; the Subjective Family Image Test was used to derive emotional connectedness (EC) and individual autonomy (IA). Results: Bulimic and AN-R patients perceived significantly lower EC prior to onset of disease compared to their healthy sisters. Bulimic patients perceived significantly lower EC prior to onset of disease compared to AN-R patients and compared to their mothers and fathers. A low family sum – sister pairs sum comparison – of EC had a significant influence on the risk of developing bulimia nervosa. Contrary to expectations, AN-R patients did not perceive significantly lower levels of IA compared to their sisters, prior to onset of disease. Findings of low IA in currently ill AN-R patients may represent a disease consequence, not a risk factor. Conclusions: Developmental child psychiatrists should direct their attention to disturbances of EC, which may be present prior to the onset of the disease.

Patterns of anxiety symptoms in pediatric chronic pain as reported by youth, mothers, and fathers.

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan T. Tran ◽  
Kristen E. Jastrowski Mano ◽  
Kim Anderson Khan ◽  
W. Hobart Davies ◽  
Keri R. Hainsworth
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Pediatric Chronic Pain
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