Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2022 Jun;43(2):122-127. doi: 10.1080/0167482X.2020.1814729. Epub 2020 Sep 10.
To examine the psychological impact of gestational surrogacy on surrogates' families.
ASRM practice committee guidelines recommend that psychological counseling prior to surrogacy include consideration of a surrogate's own family, but there has been little research to help guide mental health professionals (MHPs) providing implications counseling.
Fifty-nine family members from 16 surrogate families were recruited and data were collected on family relationships, child psychological well-being, and family experiences of surrogacy. Family members filled out a series of questionnaires based on their age and role in the family system.
Participants included 16 surrogates (28 surrogate pregnancies) with an average time since first surrogate pregnancy = 2.93 years (range = 0-8 years). Overall, families of surrogates are functioning well across a number of psychological domains. There were some differences between surrogates and spouses regarding their perceptions of their children's experience. A small number of children reported negative emotions about surrogacy and more research is needed to identify which children may be at risk. Children reported surrogacy having a positive impact on their lives and endorsed both pride and excitement about their mother being a surrogate.
There has been limited data to inform MHPs tasked with implications counseling prior to surrogacy in offering guidance to surrogates' family members to help prepare them for the experience. This data can be used by MHPs providing implications counseling to help facilitate discussions about the potential impact of surrogacy tohelp ensure positive psychological outcomes for surrogates and their family members.
研究代孕对代孕者家庭的心理影响。
ASRM 实践委员会指南建议，在代孕之前的心理咨询中应考虑代孕者自身的家庭，但几乎没有研究可以帮助指导心理健康专业人员（MHPs）提供影响咨询。
从 16 个代孕家庭中招募了 59 名家庭成员，并收集了家庭关系、儿童心理健康和代孕家庭经历的数据。家庭成员根据年龄和家庭系统中的角色填写了一系列问卷。
参与者包括 16 名代孕者（28 次代孕），平均首次代孕时间为 2.93 年（范围为 0-8 年）。总体而言，代孕者家庭在多个心理领域表现良好。代孕者和配偶对子女代孕经历的看法存在一些差异。少数儿童对代孕有负面情绪，需要进一步研究以确定哪些儿童可能有风险。儿童报告代孕对他们的生活有积极影响，并对他们的母亲成为代孕者感到自豪和兴奋。
在为代孕者的家庭成员提供影响咨询之前，为 MHPs 提供有限的数据，以帮助他们为代孕经历做好准备。这些数据可以由提供影响咨询的 MHPs 使用，以帮助讨论代孕的潜在影响，以确保代孕者及其家庭成员的心理健康结果积极。
