Children born through reproductive donation: A longitudinal study of psychological adjustment

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 653-660

  Golombok, Susan ^a   Blake, Lucy ^a   Casey, Polly ^a   Roman, Gabriela ^a   Jadva, Vasanti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

egg donation; parenting; psychological adjustment; Surrogacy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEPRESSION; DONOR; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OOCYTE DONATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISCLOSURE; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OOCYTE DONATION; PARENTING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SURROGATE MOTHERS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84878106978     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12015     Document Type: Article

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