| Changes in marital congruence and quality of life across the transition to parenthood in couples who conceived spontaneously or with assisted reproductive technologies. | |
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PMID: 21982288 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between changes in marital congruence (ie, level of agreement between partners about their relationship) and quality of life across the transition to parenthood in couples who conceived spontaneously and with assisted reproduction technology (ART). DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal cohort design using multilevel modeling. SETTING: Portuguese large public university-based hospital. PATIENT(S): Pregnant couples who conceived spontaneously and with ART. INTERVENTION(S): None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): ENRICH Marital Inventory and the World Health Organization Brief Quality of Life Instrument. RESULT(S): For all couples, an increase in satisfaction with the marital relationship was associated with increases in all quality of life domains. For couples who conceived with ART only, a decrease from pregnancy to the postpartum period in congruence about the existence of conflicts in their relationship was associated with a decrease in psychologic quality of life. CONCLUSION(S): Couples who conceive with ART are usually satisfied with their marital relationship, but they may still disagree in their perceptions of this relationship, which may negatively impact their well-being. These results reinforce the role of couple-based interventions to prevent intracouple disagreement across the transition to parenthood, especially when conception is achieved with ART. |
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Sofia Gameiro; Bárbara Nazaré; Ana Fonseca; Mariana Moura-Ramos; Maria Cristina Canavarro |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-10-5 |
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Title: Fertility and sterility Volume: - ISSN: 1556-5653 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-10-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372772 Medline TA: Fertil Steril Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; Fertility Studies Research Group, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. |
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