Surrogate Motherhood Families

This comprehensive book covers the research, theory, policy and practice context of unusual reproduction using third parties. Olga Van den Akker details the psychological adaptation required to continuing changes in public opinion, advances in technologies and new legislations in surrogate motherhood and discusses their impact at an individual, societal and global level. She describes the competing interests and interactions between legal, organisational, personal, social, psychological and cultural issues in relation to biological and genetic surrogate and commissioning parenthood. This book is intended for professionals, practitioners, academics and students interested in the complexities of unusual reproduction using multidisciplinary perspectives.

List of contents

Dedication.- Preface.- Part I: Surrogate motherhood in historical, theoretical, research and organisational contexts.- Chapter 1: Introduction to surrogacy: historical and present day context.- Chapter 2: Theoretical perspectives and the social context.- Chapter 3: The process of surrogacy.- Part II: Research on surrogate mothers, commissioning parents, parenting and the surrogate offspring.- Chapter 4: Surrogate mothers.- Chapter 5: Commissioning parent(s).- Chapter 6: Separation and Parenting a surrogate baby.- Chapter 7: Individuals born from surrogate mothers.- Part III: Cross border surrogacy, ethical, moral, human rights contexts and legal frameworks.- Chapter 8: Cross border surrogacy.- Chapter 9: Ethical, moral and human rights considerations in surrogate motherhood.- Chapter 10: The legal framework.

About the author

Olga B.A. van den Akker is a professor of health psychology at Middlesex University, UK. She has previously authored two books: The Complete Guide to Infertility: Diagnosis, treatment, options (2002) and Reproductive Health Psychology (2012) and co-edited the Handbook of Diet, Nutrition in the Menstrual Cycle, Preconceptions and Fertility (2014). She has also written numerous chapters, reports, scientific journal articles and presented at scientific conferences and national and international media providing expert information and advice on a range of reproductive health matters.

Summary

Presents an unusual alternative approach to surrogacy
Defies tradition, biological, psychological and social norms in regards to reproductionExamines the historical and global trajectory of surrogacy, both legally and emotionally

Product details

• Authors: Olga B. A. van den Akker, Olga van den Akker, Olga van den Akker, Olga B A van den Akker, Olga B.A. van den Akker
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9783319604527
• ISBN: 978-3-31-960452-7
• No. of pages: 321
• Dimensions: 147 mm x 220 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 568 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 321 p. 22 illus.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; B, Medicine: general issues, Human Rights, Family, Social Psychology, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Sociology: family & relationships, Bioethics, Social, group or collective psychology, Behavioral Sciences and Psychology, Community and Environmental Psychology, Community Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology, Family Law, Medical Ethics, families, Environmental Psychology, Health Sciences, Human rights, civil rights, Families—Social aspects, Psychosocial Studies, Theory of Medicine/Bioethics