Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Nursing and Midwifery Sciences Development Research Center, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
2 Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Reproductive sciences and sexual Health Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 Department of Midwifery, College of Nursing and Midwifery, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
Abstract
Background: In addition to medical aspects, fertility and infertility have other aspects, including psychological and social aspects .Surrogacy is a special form of having children that is used as one of the treatments for infertility and has social aspects. This study aimed to present the social aspects of surrogacy in of surrogate mothers.
Methods: In this qualitative study, 11 surrogate mothers who were selected based on the purpose were interviewed from February 2021 to January 2022 in Isfahan Fertility and Infertility Center in the city of Isfahan, Iran with a qualitative approach based on the naturalistic paradigm and in the conventional content analysis method. Data were collected by using the in-depth semi-structured interviews and were analyzed by conventional content analysis method.
Results: The results of the study were summarized in three main categories, including "society's negative attitude towards surrogacy ", "hiding the nature of surrogacy from society" and "restriction of relationships and social interactions".
Conclusion: Surrogate mothers, following this special pregnancy, experience adverse social consequences such as being blamed by others and social isolation, which can be caused by society's unfavorable attitude towards surrogacy. Therefore, they need comprehensive support against these types of consequences.]
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