All Outputs (42)

'Daddy ran out of tadpoles': How parents tell their children that they are donor conceived, and what their 7-year-olds understand (2010)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: The present study explored the process of disclosure in gamete donation families in the UK. METHODS: Interviews were conducted with 23 mothers and 15 fathers who had told their 7-year-old child about the nature of their conception. Twelve... Read More about 'Daddy ran out of tadpoles': How parents tell their children that they are donor conceived, and what their 7-year-olds understand.

Parent-child relationships and the psychological well-being of 18-year-old adolescents conceived by in vitro fertilisation (2009)
Journal Article

This article presents the findings of the first study to have followed up children conceived by in vitro fertilisation (IVF) to late adolescence. As close as possible to their eighteenth birthday, standardised interviews and questionnaires were admin... Read More about Parent-child relationships and the psychological well-being of 18-year-old adolescents conceived by in vitro fertilisation.