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Attitudes towards embryo donation among healthcare professionals working in child healthcare : a survey study
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- Armuand, Gabriela (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för barns och kvinnors hälsa,Medicinska fakulteten
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- Sydsjö, Gunilla (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för barns och kvinnors hälsa,Medicinska fakulteten,Region Östergötland, Kvinnokliniken US
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- Skoog Svanberg, Agneta, 1958- (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Reproduktiv hälsa,Uppsala Univ, Sweden
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- Lampic, Claudia (author)
- Karolinska Institutet,Karolinska Inst, Sweden
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- 2019-06-25
- 2019
- English.
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In: BMC Pediatrics. - : BioMed Central. - 1471-2431. ; 19:1
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- BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate attitudes towards embryo donation and embryo donation families among professionals working in primary child healthcare, and their experiences of these families.METHODS: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in Sweden between April and November 2016. A total of 712 primary healthcare physicians, registered nurses and psychologists were approached to participate in this study. The study-specific questionnaire measured attitudes and experiences in the following four domains: legalisation and financing, the family and the child's health, clinical experience of meeting families following embryo donation, and knowledge of embryo donation.RESULTS: Of the 189 women and 18 men who completed the questionnaire (response rate 29%), relatively few (13%) had clinical experience of caring for families following embryo donation. Overall, 69% supported legalisation of embryo donation for infertile couples, and 54% agreed it should be publicly funded. The majority (88%) agreed the child should have the right to know the donors' identity. Respondents did not believe that children conceived through embryo donation are as healthy as other children (50%), citing the risks of poor mental health (17%) and social stigmatization (18%). Approximately half reported low confidence in their own knowledge of embryo donation (47%) and wanted to know more (58%).CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate relatively large support among healthcare professionals in Sweden for the legalisation of embryo donation. In order to provide adequate healthcare to families following embryo donation, there is a need to develop educational resources to increase knowledge about the medical and psychosocial consequences of embryo donation among healthcare professionals working in primary healthcare.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Reproduktionsmedicin och gynekologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Hälso- och sjukvårdsorganisation, hälsopolitik och hälsoekonomi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Attitudes
- Embryo donation
- Healthcare professionals
- Paediatric
- Reproductive medicine
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