Planning Parenthood Strategies for Success in Fertility Assistance, Adoption, and Surrogacy

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Synopsis

Planning to become a parent is a profound experience, at times agonizing, hopeful, stressful, and joyous. Not everyone is able to become pregnant, however. When the journey to parenthood proves challenging, Planning Parenthood will guide prospective parents through the complicated mazes of assisted reproduction and adoption.Specialist authors first describe fertility assistance, surrogacy, and adoption, clearly outlining the requirements of each strategy. They compare the medical, emotional, financial, and legal investments and risks involved with each of these options. Then they introduce the issues that people will need to consider when deciding which path to parenthood is best for them. Along the way these experts offer encouragement for changing course under any number of circumstances. Supporting the detailed information in this book are personal stories of the often long, winding, and emotional road to parenthood—from in vitro fertilization to egg donation to surrogacy to adoption. Armed with professional knowledge and inspired by the experiences of others who have gone before them, prospective parents will be informed and reassured by this unique resource.

Book details

Author:
Rebecca A. Clark, Gloria Richard-Davis, Jill Hayes, Michelle Murphy, Katherine Pucheu Theall
ISBN:
9780801897283
Related ISBNs:
9780801891113
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages:
256
Reading age:
18+
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2021-02-12
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2009
Copyright by:
The Johns Hopkins University Press 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Health, Mind and Body, Nonfiction, Parenting and Family