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Support for Recipient Parents
Do you think you were adequately supported throughout your journey to parenthood and beyond? Would you have appreciated additional support? Over the next couple of months we are exploring the theme of support and begin with support to Recipient Parents (we will also look at support to donors and donor conceived people). If you have had a baby by egg, sperm or embryo donation, please take our short survey and let us know what you think. The survey has nine questions and should take no more than 1-2 mins to complete.
Which of the following best describes your family type?
Mum and Dad
Mum and Mum
Dad and Dad
Solo Mum
Solo Dad
Before your baby was born, did your clinic or bank provide counselling regarding use of donor egg, sperm or embryo?
None
One sesssion
More than one session
After your baby was born, did your clinic or bank provide any counselling or support to you regarding use of a donor gamete?
No counselling
One session
More than one session
No counselling, but other resources (booklets, websites, groups etc)
No support at all
Did your clinic provide any support or resources for talking to your child about their genetic origins?
No support
Some limited support
Real support
Other
Please say what the support was
What country is your clinic / bank based in?
5. Do you think the ART (Assisted Reproduction Technology)/3rd Party reproduction industry should do more to support parents using donor gametes with the psychological and social challenges of that choice, even beyond pregnancy?
Yes
No
Other
Please say what support you would have valued.
In a recent survey of donor conceived adults, 92% agreed with the statement “The ART (Assisted Reproduction Technology) industry has a responsibility to act in the best interests of the people it helps to create”. Do you agree with this statement?
Yes
No
Please give us your name or handle if you'd like us to reference you in any articles we write about the results (optional). You can also add any additional comments here - we would like your thoughts!
Thanks for completing the survey!
As a thank you for taking part, please accept 10% off any of our books using code SURVEY10 at checkout.