{"title":"代孕对代孕家庭的心理影响:对临床实践的影响。","authors":"Mary P Riddle","doi":"10.1080/0167482X.2020.1814729","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To examine the psychological impact of gestational surrogacy on surrogates' families.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>ASRM practice committee guidelines recommend that psychological counseling prior to surrogacy include consideration of a surrogate's own family, but there has been little research to help guide mental health professionals (MHPs) providing implications counseling.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Fifty-nine family members from 16 surrogate families were recruited and data were collected on family relationships, child psychological well-being, and family experiences of surrogacy. Family members filled out a series of questionnaires based on their age and role in the family system.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants included 16 surrogates (28 surrogate pregnancies) with an average time since first surrogate pregnancy = 2.93 years (range = 0-8 years). Overall, families of surrogates are functioning well across a number of psychological domains. There were some differences between surrogates and spouses regarding their perceptions of their children's experience. A small number of children reported negative emotions about surrogacy and more research is needed to identify which children may be at risk. Children reported surrogacy having a positive impact on their lives and endorsed both pride and excitement about their mother being a surrogate.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There has been limited data to inform MHPs tasked with implications counseling prior to surrogacy in offering guidance to surrogates' family members to help prepare them for the experience. This data can be used by MHPs providing implications counseling to help facilitate discussions about the potential impact of surrogacy tohelp ensure positive psychological outcomes for surrogates and their family members.</p>","PeriodicalId":50072,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1000,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/0167482X.2020.1814729","citationCount":"3","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"The psychological impact of surrogacy on the families of gestational surrogates: implications for clinical practice.\",\"authors\":\"Mary P Riddle\",\"doi\":\"10.1080/0167482X.2020.1814729\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To examine the psychological impact of gestational surrogacy on surrogates' families.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>ASRM practice committee guidelines recommend that psychological counseling prior to surrogacy include consideration of a surrogate's own family, but there has been little research to help guide mental health professionals (MHPs) providing implications counseling.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Fifty-nine family members from 16 surrogate families were recruited and data were collected on family relationships, child psychological well-being, and family experiences of surrogacy. 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The psychological impact of surrogacy on the families of gestational surrogates: implications for clinical practice.
Objective: To examine the psychological impact of gestational surrogacy on surrogates' families.
Background: ASRM practice committee guidelines recommend that psychological counseling prior to surrogacy include consideration of a surrogate's own family, but there has been little research to help guide mental health professionals (MHPs) providing implications counseling.
Methods: Fifty-nine family members from 16 surrogate families were recruited and data were collected on family relationships, child psychological well-being, and family experiences of surrogacy. Family members filled out a series of questionnaires based on their age and role in the family system.
Results: Participants included 16 surrogates (28 surrogate pregnancies) with an average time since first surrogate pregnancy = 2.93 years (range = 0-8 years). Overall, families of surrogates are functioning well across a number of psychological domains. There were some differences between surrogates and spouses regarding their perceptions of their children's experience. A small number of children reported negative emotions about surrogacy and more research is needed to identify which children may be at risk. Children reported surrogacy having a positive impact on their lives and endorsed both pride and excitement about their mother being a surrogate.
Conclusions: There has been limited data to inform MHPs tasked with implications counseling prior to surrogacy in offering guidance to surrogates' family members to help prepare them for the experience. This data can be used by MHPs providing implications counseling to help facilitate discussions about the potential impact of surrogacy tohelp ensure positive psychological outcomes for surrogates and their family members.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology was founded in 1982 in order to provide a scientific forum for obstetricians, gynecologists, psychiatrists and psychologists, academic health professionals as well as for all those who are interested in the psychosocial and psychosomatic aspects of women’s health. Another of its aims is to stimulate obstetricians and gynecologists to pay more attention to this very important facet of their profession.