Smeeton, J. orcid.org/0000-0002-9177-2625 and Ward, J. (2017) ‘It’s a big deal, being given a person’: why people who experience infertility may choose not to adopt. Adoption & Fostering, 41 (3). pp. 215-227. ISSN 0308-5759
Abstract
This article explores why individuals and couples who experience infertility and undergo treatment through new technologies do not subsequently go on to become parents via adoption. It does this in three ways: a review of the literature; interviews with those affected; and an online survey of views on adoption among people who have experienced infertility. It was found that couples do consider adoption alongside infertility treatment but it is usually a fallback choice. If adoption is to be perceived as an equal option, agencies need to offer support and advice at an earlier stage than is usual. Couples who are emotionally exhausted by medical interventions for their childlessness can then be helped off the infertility treadmill in order to become parents.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Authors. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Adoption and Fostering. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Adoption; infertility; family-building; parenthood |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Sociological Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 Jun 2019 14:00 |
Last Modified: | 14 Jun 2019 08:19 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0308575917705819 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:147323 |