Centre de Recherche de Psychologie du Développement, de la Famille et des Systèmes Humains (DéFaSy), Faculté des Sciences Psychologiques et de l'Education, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 4;20(4):2800. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20042800.
The present research explored parenting, stress, and resilience experiences among 16 Belgian, lesbian, first-time parental couples with donor-conceived children aged 3-72 months. In each couple, both mothers participated in a conjoint, semi-structured interview focused on their parenthood desire; the impact of stigmatization and social support from families of origin, friends, and institutions; and couple and family resources. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using Braun and Clarke's reflective thematic analysis. Four themes were identified: (1) "The precious baby": Realizing the parenthood project; (2) "Can we show ourselves in public without prying eyes?": Family social visibility; (3) "It's complicated!": Parental legal recognition and role imbalance; and (4) "How can we handle this?": Family resilience. The themes indicated that the child's donor conception, the parents' coming out, the non-gestational mother's role, the legal obstacles encountered, and the need to find a balance between the two mothers in childcare tasks generated stress and required mothers to develop resilience strategies. The results suggest several potential areas for mental health practitioners to explore in clinical contexts when supporting intended lesbian mothers in their transition to parenthood through donor insemination.
本研究探讨了 16 对来自比利时的、有过一次生育经历的、同性恋的、初次为人父母的夫妇的育儿、压力和适应力体验，他们的孩子年龄在 3-72 个月之间。在每对夫妇中，母亲双方都参加了一次联合的、半结构化的访谈，重点关注他们的育儿愿望；污名化的影响，以及来自原生家庭、朋友和机构的社会支持；还有夫妇和家庭资源。访谈进行了录音、转录，并使用 Braun 和 Clarke 的反思性主题分析进行了分析。确定了四个主题：(1) “珍贵的宝贝”：实现育儿计划；(2) “我们能在没有窥探的情况下公开露面吗？”：家庭的社会可见度；(3) “这很复杂！”：父母的法律认可和角色失衡；以及 (4) “我们怎么处理这个？”：家庭适应力。这些主题表明，孩子的供精受孕、父母的出柜、非妊娠母亲的角色、遇到的法律障碍，以及在育儿任务中平衡两个母亲的需求，都产生了压力，需要母亲发展适应力策略。研究结果表明，心理健康从业者在支持通过供精生育的意向性同性恋母亲过渡到为人父母时，可以在临床环境中探索几个潜在的领域。
