Family building in donor conception: Parents' experiences of sharing information

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-127

  Blyth, Eric ^a   Langridge, Darren ^b   Harris, Rhonda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Freelance ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Infertility; Psychosocial factors; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONCEPTION; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; PARENT; PARENTHOOD; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUPPORT GROUP; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77952086460     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830903295018     Document Type: Article

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