Non-genetic and non-gestational parenthood: Consequences for parent-child relationships and the psychological well-being of mothers, fathers and children at age 3

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1918-1924

  Golombok, S ^a   Murray, C ^b   Jadva, V ^a   Lycett, E ^b   MacCallum, F ^c   Rust, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child development; Donor insemination; Oocyte donation; Parenting; Surrogacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OOCYTE DONATION; PARENTHOOD; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPERM DONOR;

EID: 33745859035     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del039     Document Type: Article

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