Adopting after infertility
Subtitle: messages from practice, research, and personal experience
By: edited by Marilyn Crawshaw and Rachel Balen.
Contributors: Crawshaw, Marilyn, 1949-; Balen, Rachel, 1954-
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers; Jessica Kingsley Pub
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; Philadelphia
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781849050289
Subjects: Adoption; Infertility -- Psychology; Counseling
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The impact of infertility and treatment on individuals and couples / Lone Schmidt; title: When treatment ends : the experiences of women and couples / Gayle Letherby; title: The shift from medical treatment to adoption : exploring family building options / Petra Thorn; title: Choosing adoption when infertility results from a health condition or impairment / Marilyn Crawshaw and Rachel Balen; title: Assessing infertile couples for adoption : just what does "coming to terms with infertility" mean? / Marilyn Crawshaw; title: Adoption and infertility : the role of the adoption panel / Jenny Gwilt; title: "For him, it's got to be your own son" : adoption and infertility in British South Asian communities / Lorraine Culley and Nicky Hudson; title: "A sense of belonging" : the experience of a black adopter / Sally Baffour; title: Infertility and intercountry adoption / Gill Haworth, Peter Selman, and Jan Way; title: A child at last : Adoption after infertility / Anthea Hendry and Penny Netherwood and Adolescent Mental Health Service; title: Nature and nurture : what do theory and research tell us? / Olga van den Akker; title: Infertility and adoption : The search for birth parents and the impact on adult family relationships / Julia Feast.