Surrogacy families
Ann Robinson of the Early Childhood Unit, National
Children's Bureau
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Surrogacy families: parental functioning, parent-child relationships and psychological development at age two Second phase of a longitudinal study of families created through surrogacy. Around the child's second birthday, 37 surrogacy families were compared with 48 egg donation families and 68 natural conception families. Surrogacy mothers showed more positive parent-child relationships, and surrogacy fathers had lower levels of parenting stress. Surrogacy children did not differ from the natural conception children with respect to socio-emotional or cognitive development.
Second phase of a longitudinal study of families created through surrogacy. Around the child's second birthday, 37 surrogacy families were compared with 48 egg donation families and 68 natural conception families. Surrogacy mothers showed more positive parent-child relationships, and surrogacy fathers had lower levels of parenting stress. Surrogacy children did not differ from the natural conception children with respect to socio-emotional or cognitive development.
Golombok, S and others. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 47(2):213-222, Feb 2006. Abstract: www.blackwell-synergy.com
