Children of surrogate mothers: Psychological well-being, family relationships and experiences of surrogacy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 90-96

  Jadva, V ^a   Imrie, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Surrogacy; Surrogate mothers; Surrogates' family

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SIBLING;

CHILDREN; SURROGACY; SURROGATE MOTHERS; SURROGATES' FAMILY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; SELF CONCEPT; SURROGATE MOTHERS;

EID: 84890690516     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det410     Document Type: Article

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