Psychological well-being, maternal-foetal bonding and experiences of Indian surrogates
PhD thesis
Lamba, N. 2017. Psychological well-being, maternal-foetal bonding and experiences of Indian surrogates. PhD thesis University of Cambridge Department of Psychology
Type | PhD thesis |
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Title | Psychological well-being, maternal-foetal bonding and experiences of Indian surrogates |
Authors | Lamba, N. |
Abstract | Over the past two decades, India has become an international hub of cross-border surrogacy. The extreme economic and cultural differences between international couples seeking surrogacy and the surrogates themselves, clinics compromising health of surrogates for profit, the stigmatisation of surrogacy in India, and the constant surveillance of these women living in a ‘surrogate house’, have raised concerns regarding the potentially negative psychological impact of surrogacy on Indian surrogates. The primary aims of the thesis were (i) to conduct a longitudinal assessment of surrogates’ psychological problems (anxiety, depression and stress) from pregnancy until several months after relinquishing the baby to the intended parents, (ii) to examine the nature of the bond formed between surrogates and the unborn baby and establish whether this prenatal bond contributes to their psychological problems, and (iii) to explore the experiences of surrogates during and post-surrogacy. Fifty surrogates were compared with a matched group of 69 expectant mothers during pregnancy. Of these, 45 surrogates and 49 compairson group of mothers were followed up 4-6 months after the birth. All surrogates were hosting pregnancies for international intended parents and had at least one child of their own. Data were obtained using standardised questionnaires and indepth interviews and were analysed using quantitative and qualitative methods. |
Sustainable Development Goals | 3 Good health and well-being |
Middlesex University Theme | Health & Wellbeing |
Department name | Department of Psychology |
Institution name | University of Cambridge |
Publication dates | |
30 Jan 2018 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 12 Sep 2022 |
Accepted | 2017 |
Output status | Published |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.18316 |
Language | English |
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