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Parents and children who are estranged in adulthood: A review and discussion of the literature (2017)
Journal Article
Blake, L. (2017). Parents and children who are estranged in adulthood: A review and discussion of the literature. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 9(4), 521-536. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12216

This review article examines what is known about estrangement between parents and adult children in terms of definition, prevalence, causes, and consequences. Estrangement has been defined and conceptualized in different ways, although most definitio... Read More about Parents and children who are estranged in adulthood: A review and discussion of the literature.

A longitudinal study of families formed through reproductive donation: Parent-adolescent relationships and adolescent adjustment at age 14 (2017)
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Golombok, S., Ilioi, E., Blake, L., Roman, G., & Jadva, V. (2017). A longitudinal study of families formed through reproductive donation: Parent-adolescent relationships and adolescent adjustment at age 14. Developmental Psychology, 53(10), 1966-1977. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000372

The aim of the 6th phase of this longitudinal study was to establish whether children born through assisted reproduction involving reproductive donation were at risk for psychological problems following the transition to adolescence at age 14 and, if... Read More about A longitudinal study of families formed through reproductive donation: Parent-adolescent relationships and adolescent adjustment at age 14.

Parent-to-parent peer support for parents of children with a disability: A mixed method study (2017)
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Bray, L., Carter, B., Sanders, C., Blake, L., & Keegan, K. (2017). Parent-to-parent peer support for parents of children with a disability: A mixed method study. Patient Education and Counseling, 100(8), 1537-1543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2017.03.004

Objectives This paper will report on the findings of a study which investigated the influence of a befriending (parent-to-parent peer support) scheme on parents whose children have a disability or additional need. The scheme operated from an acute c... Read More about Parent-to-parent peer support for parents of children with a disability: A mixed method study.

Gay fathers’ motivations for and feelings about surrogacy as a path to parenthood (2017)
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Blake, L., Carone, N., Raffanello, E., Slutsky, J., Ehrhardt, A. A., & Golombok, S. (2017). Gay fathers’ motivations for and feelings about surrogacy as a path to parenthood. Human Reproduction, 32(4), 860-867. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dex026

STUDY QUESTION Why do gay men choose to start their families through surrogacy? SUMMARY ANSWER Most fathers chose surrogacy because they considered adoption to be a less desirable and/or accessible path to parenthood. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY L... Read More about Gay fathers’ motivations for and feelings about surrogacy as a path to parenthood.

Parenting and the adjustment of children born to gay fathers through surrogacy (2017)
Journal Article
Golombok, S., Blake, L., Slutsky, J., Raffanello, E., Roman, G. D., & Ehrhardt, A. (2018). Parenting and the adjustment of children born to gay fathers through surrogacy. Child Development, 89(4), 1223-1233. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12728

Findings are presented on a study of 40 gay father families created through surrogacy and a comparison group of 55 lesbian mother families created through donor insemination with a child aged 3–9 years. Standardized interview, observational and quest... Read More about Parenting and the adjustment of children born to gay fathers through surrogacy.

The role of age of disclosure of biological origins in the psychological wellbeing of adolescents conceived by reproductive donation: A longitudinal study from age 1 to age 14 (2016)
Journal Article
Ilioi, E., Blake, L., Jadva, V., Roman, G., & Golombok, S. (2017). The role of age of disclosure of biological origins in the psychological wellbeing of adolescents conceived by reproductive donation: A longitudinal study from age 1 to age 14. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 58(3), 315-324. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12667

Background The question of whether children should be told of their biological origins is one of the most controversial issues regarding the birth of children through donated eggs, sperm, embryos or surrogacy. Methods In the sixth phase of this... Read More about The role of age of disclosure of biological origins in the psychological wellbeing of adolescents conceived by reproductive donation: A longitudinal study from age 1 to age 14.

Gay father surrogacy families: Relationships with surrogates and egg donors and parental disclosure of children's origins (2016)
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Blake, L., Carone, N., Slutsky, J., Raffanello, E., Ehrhardt, A. A., & Golombok, S. (2016). Gay father surrogacy families: Relationships with surrogates and egg donors and parental disclosure of children's origins. Fertility and Sterility, 106(6), 1503-1509. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.08.013

Objective: To study the nature and quality of relationships between gay father families and their surrogates and egg donors and parental disclosure of children's origins. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Family homes. Patient(s): Parents in... Read More about Gay father surrogacy families: Relationships with surrogates and egg donors and parental disclosure of children's origins.

Parent psychological adjustment, donor conception and disclosure: A follow-up over 10 years (2014)
Journal Article
Blake, L., Jadva, V., & Golombok, S. (2014). Parent psychological adjustment, donor conception and disclosure: A follow-up over 10 years. Human Reproduction, 29(11), 2487-2496. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deu231

STUDY QUESTION What is the relationship between parent psychological adjustment, type of gamete donation (donor insemination, egg donation) and parents' disclosure of their use of donated gametes to their children. SUMMARY ANSWER Disclosure of d... Read More about Parent psychological adjustment, donor conception and disclosure: A follow-up over 10 years.

Families created by donor insemination: Father-child relationships at age 7 (2013)
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Casey, P., Jadva, V., Blake, L., & Golombok, S. (2013). Families created by donor insemination: Father-child relationships at age 7. Journal of Marriage and Family, 75(4), 858-870. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf

This study examined the psychological well-being of fathers and father–child relationships in families with a 7-year-old child conceived by donor insemination. Twenty-four donor insemination families and comparison groups of 25 egg donation and 32 un... Read More about Families created by donor insemination: Father-child relationships at age 7.

‘I was quite amazed’: Donor conception and parent-child relationships from the child's perspective (2013)
Journal Article
Blake, L., Casey, P., Jadva, V., & Golombok, S. (2014). ‘I was quite amazed’: Donor conception and parent-child relationships from the child's perspective. Children & Society, 28(6), 425-437. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12014

Donor conception and parent–child relationships were explored from the child's perspective. At ages 7 and 10, interview data were obtained from children in 31 donor insemination, 28 egg donation and 51 natural conception families. Children were also... Read More about ‘I was quite amazed’: Donor conception and parent-child relationships from the child's perspective.

Children born through reproductive donation: A longitudinal study of psychological adjustment (2012)
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Golombok, S., Blake, L., Casey, P., Roman, G., & Jadva, V. (2013). Children born through reproductive donation: A longitudinal study of psychological adjustment. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 54(6), 653-660. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12015

Background: Parenting and children's adjustment were examined in 30 surrogacy families, 31 egg donation families, 35 donor insemination families, and 53 natural conception families. Methods: Parenting was assessed at age 3 by a standardized interview... Read More about Children born through reproductive donation: A longitudinal study of psychological adjustment.

Marital stability and quality in families created by assisted reproduction techniques: A follow-up study (2012)
Journal Article
Blake, L., Casey, P., Jadva, V., & Golombok, S. (2012). Marital stability and quality in families created by assisted reproduction techniques: A follow-up study. Reproductive BioMedicine Online, 25(7), 678-683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.09.006

An increasing number of children are being born with the use of assisted reproduction techniques such as donor insemination, egg donation and surrogacy. There have been concerns that the use of these third-party reproduction techniques may have a neg... Read More about Marital stability and quality in families created by assisted reproduction techniques: A follow-up study.

Surrogacy families 10 years on: Relationship with the surrogate, decisions over disclosure and children's understanding of their surrogacy origins (2012)
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Jadva, V., Blake, L., Casey, P., & Golombok, S. (2012). Surrogacy families 10 years on: Relationship with the surrogate, decisions over disclosure and children's understanding of their surrogacy origins. Human Reproduction, 27(10), 3008-3014. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/des273

BACKGROUND This study aimed to prospectively examine families created using surrogacy over a 10-year period in the UK with respect to intending parents' and children's relationship with the surrogate mother, parents' decisions over disclosure and chi... Read More about Surrogacy families 10 years on: Relationship with the surrogate, decisions over disclosure and children's understanding of their surrogacy origins.

Families created through surrogacy: Mother–child relationships and children's psychological adjustment at age 7 (2011)
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Golombok, S., Readings, J., Blake, L., Casey, P., Marks, A., & Jadva, V. (2011). Families created through surrogacy: Mother–child relationships and children's psychological adjustment at age 7. Developmental Psychology, 47(6), 1579-1588. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0025292

Each year, an increasing number of children are born through surrogacy and thus lack a genetic and/or gestational link with their mother. This study examined the impact of surrogacy on mother-child relationships and children's psychological adjustmen... Read More about Families created through surrogacy: Mother–child relationships and children's psychological adjustment at age 7.

A longitudinal study of recipients' views and experiences of intra-family egg donation (2011)
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Jadva, V., Casey, P., Readings, J., Blake, L., & Golombok, S. (2011). A longitudinal study of recipients' views and experiences of intra-family egg donation. Human Reproduction, 26(10), 2777-2782. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/der252

BACKGROUND For the past 10 years, we have been carrying out a longitudinal investigation of egg donation families in the UK; a subsample of recipients in these families had a child by egg donation from a sister or sister-in-law. In response to the c... Read More about A longitudinal study of recipients' views and experiences of intra-family egg donation.

Children conceived by gamete donation: Psychological adjustment and mother-child relationships at age 7 (2011)
Journal Article
Golombok, S., Readings, J., Blake, L., Casey, P., Mellish, L., Marks, A., & Jadva, V. (2011). Children conceived by gamete donation: Psychological adjustment and mother-child relationships at age 7. Journal of Family Psychology, 25(2), 230-239. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0022769

An increasing number of babies are being born using donated sperm, where the child lacks a genetic link to the father, or donated eggs, where the child lacks a genetic link to the mother. This study examined the impact of telling children about their... Read More about Children conceived by gamete donation: Psychological adjustment and mother-child relationships at age 7.

Secrecy, disclosure and everything in-between: Decisions of parents of children conceived by donor insemination, egg donation and surrogacy (2011)
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Readings, J., Blake, L., Casey, P., Jadva, V., & Golombok, S. (2011). Secrecy, disclosure and everything in-between: Decisions of parents of children conceived by donor insemination, egg donation and surrogacy. Reproductive BioMedicine Online, 22(5), 485-495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.01.014

Abstract This study examined families where children lack a genetic and/or gestational link with their parents. A total of 101 families (36 donor insemination families, 32 egg donation families and 33 surrogacy families) were interviewed when the chi... Read More about Secrecy, disclosure and everything in-between: Decisions of parents of children conceived by donor insemination, egg donation and surrogacy.

'Daddy ran out of tadpoles': How parents tell their children that they are donor conceived, and what their 7-year-olds understand (2010)
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Blake, L., Casey, P., Readings, J., Jadva, V., & Golombok, S. (2010). 'Daddy ran out of tadpoles': How parents tell their children that they are donor conceived, and what their 7-year-olds understand. Human Reproduction, 25(10), 2527-2534. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deq208

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)
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Golombok, S., Owen, L., Blake, L., Murray, C., & Jadva, V. (2009). Parent-child relationships and the psychological well-being of 18-year-old adolescents conceived by in vitro fertilisation. Human Fertility, 12(2), 63-72. https://doi.org/10.1080/14647270902725513

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.