Stress and Resilience Experiences during the Transition to Parenthood among Belgian Lesbian Mothers through Donor Insemination
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. The Transition to Parenthood among Lesbian Couples through Donor Insemination
1.2. Stigma Generating Stress for Lesbian Mother Families
1.3. Strategies for Adapting to Minority Stress and Building Resilience
1.3.1. Family Balance
1.3.2. Community Change
1.3.3. Confrontation (Visibility Strategy)
1.3.4. Preparation for Heterosexism
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedure
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. “The Precious Baby”: Realizing the Parenthood Project
3.2. “Can We Show Ourselves in Public without Prying Eyes?”: Family Social Visibility
3.3. “It’s Complicated!”: Parental Legal Recognition and Role Imbalance
3.4. “How Can We Handle This?”: Family Resilience
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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D’Amore, S.; Maurisse, A.; Gubello, A.; Carone, N. Stress and Resilience Experiences during the Transition to Parenthood among Belgian Lesbian Mothers through Donor Insemination. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 2800. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042800
D’Amore S, Maurisse A, Gubello A, Carone N. Stress and Resilience Experiences during the Transition to Parenthood among Belgian Lesbian Mothers through Donor Insemination. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(4):2800. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042800
Chicago/Turabian StyleD’Amore, Salvatore, Alexandre Maurisse, Alessio Gubello, and Nicola Carone. 2023. "Stress and Resilience Experiences during the Transition to Parenthood among Belgian Lesbian Mothers through Donor Insemination" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 4: 2800. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042800