My emotions on the backseat. Heterosexually-partnered men's experiences of becoming fathers through surrogacy

dc.cclicenceCC-BY-NCen
dc.contributor.authorWeis, Christina
dc.contributor.authorNorton, Wendy
dc.date.acceptance2021-02-23
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-02T15:17:00Z
dc.date.available2021-03-02T15:17:00Z
dc.date.issued2021-02-23
dc.descriptionopen access journalen
dc.description.abstractSurrogacy is a family building option for people unable to conceive or carry a pregnancy. In heterosexual couples seeking surrogacy, a woman who is not the intended father’s partner, facilitates this pregnancy. Whilst normative discourses reinforced by contemporary healthcare policies highlight the importance of involving fathers throughout pregnancy, little is known about heterosexually partnered men’s experiences of surrogacy. This qualitative study explores how surrogacy shapes men’s construction of their father identity and parenting expectations. Drawing on interviews with ten men (nine self-identifying as white and one as white-Asian; all employed in professional occupations) during or after their surrogacy arrangement, we explore their transition to fatherhood, interactions in the pregnancy, and relationship with the surrogate and their intimate partner. This is the first study explicitly focusing on heterosexually-partnered men’s experiences of surrogacy. The findings provide new insights into this unique form of family building, expanding understanding of men’s role preference and level of involvement in a triad surrogacy relationship.en
dc.funderNo external funderen
dc.identifier.citationWeis, C. and Norton, W. (2021) "My emotions on the backseat." Heterosexually-partnered men's experiences of becoming fathers through surrogacy. Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies, 7(2), pp.35-49.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.21825/digest.v7i2.17567
dc.identifier.issn2593-0273
dc.identifier.urihttps://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/20664
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.publisherJournal of Diversity and Gender Studies (DiGeSt)en
dc.subjectSurrogacyen
dc.subjectIntending Fathersen
dc.subjectReproductionen
dc.subjectParentingen
dc.subjectRelationshipsen
dc.subjectCounsellingen
dc.subjectBodiesen
dc.titleMy emotions on the backseat. Heterosexually-partnered men's experiences of becoming fathers through surrogacyen
dc.typeArticleen

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