| Tendais
& Figueiredo, 2016 Portugal |
Comparison of levels of anxiety and
depression in pregnancy and postpartum in couples undergoing
fertility treatment |
Parents after fertility treatments showed
higher levels of anxiety, and these levels increased even more in
the postpartum period. Male subjects showed no statistically
significant differences. |
|
Hammarberg et al.,
2008
|
Psychosocial aspects of pregnancy, birth
and the first year postpartum after conception by ART |
Individuals who engage to ART have similar
levels of depression compared to the rest of the population. As far
as anxiety is concerned, the evidence is equivocal, with general
anxiety levels being similar to those who conceive naturally.
However specific anxieties, about pregnancy safety and fetal health,
are higher in women who engage to ART, especially those who have
experienced more treatment failures and greater infertility-related
stress. |
| Verhaak
et al., 2007b Netherlands |
Evaluation of long-term psychological
adaptation to fertility treatments |
Treatments that resulted in pregnancy led
to better emotional adjustment. In addition, most of the women who
did not become pregnant adjusted well psychologically, returning to
baseline levels after an initial increase in anxiety. This positive
adaptation was related to the development of new life goals. |
| Cox
et al., 2006 United Kingdom |
Investigation of self-esteem in pregnancy
after infertility and its correlation with anxiety |
Women who underwent IVF showed similar
levels of selfesteem to those who conceived naturally. |
| Holter
et al., 2006 Sweden |
Evaluation of couples' shortterm emotional
response to their first IVF treatment |
Those who don't achieve pregnancy report
worse emotional state, while those who do achieve pregnancy feel
better than they did at the start of the treatment. This effect is
especially noticeable in women, but male partners react with the
same emotional pattern. Most couples reported an improvement in
their marital relationship during treatment. |
| Crespo
& Bestard, 2017 Spain |
Evaluation of the transition period
between infertility and parenthood |
Couples who undergo ART show greater
anxiety. This is attributed to a complexity of reasons, including
the period of infertility and the number of treatment attempts, the
confrontation with the unexpected need for donor gametes, the risk
of medical complications, and the relationship with the partner
and/or social support. |
| Dann,
2014 New Zealand |
Evaluation of the experience of first-time
pregnancy and motherhood after repeated fertility treatments
(≥3) |
Infertility is an experience with major
psychosocial impact on women who go through it, and it does not
disappear even after a confirmed pregnancy. These women tend to
develop better coping mechanisms, and the experience of repeated
failed treatments and pregnancy losses has an impact on how they
welcome pregnancy and make the transition to motherhood. |
| Peterson
et al., 2008 Denmark |
Investigating the impact of the partner’s
coping strategies on the experience of infertility |
The way an individual deals with
infertility plays a fundamental role in the way their partner deals
with it. The use of active avoidance is related to an increase in
personal, marital and social anxiety for both men and women. When a
woman uses the active confrontation mechanism, marital stress
increases. |
|
Brandão et al.,
2023
|
Review of the impact of the ROPA method
(Receipt of Oocytes from the Partner) |
The ROPA method’s impact on the parenting
relationship is still uncertain and not studied enough. |
| Voultsos
et al., 2019, Greece |
Evaluation of the experience and attitude
towards motherhood in lesbian women |
Lesbian women tend to desire having
biological children, as they feel that pregnancy would bring them a
sense of fulfillment. They also report the negative impact of social
oppression and prejudice on their reproductive autonomy. |
| Pelka,
2009 United States of America |
Evaluation of feelings of jealousy in
lesbian couples in cases of shared maternity |
Feelings of jealousy are reported in
couples of women who engage to single-parent methods, related to
factors such as both wanting to be the biological mother, perception
of unequal biological ties to the child, and infertility. |
| Söderström- Anttila et
al., 2016 |
Review of the outcomes of surrogacy for
mothers, children, and the motherchild relationship |
Most surrogate pregnancies are successful,
and most gestational carriers are motivated and have no difficulty
separating from their newborn. The perinatal outcome for the
children is comparable to other children born after ART. |