Women who receive oocytes from abroad
A transcultural approach
Pages 326 to 335
Cite this article
- GRAMME-THANASACK, Marie,
- SIMON, Amalini,
- ABDELHAK, Mohand Ameziane
- and MORO, Marie Rose,
- Gramme-Thanasack, Marie.,
- et al.
- Gramme-Thanasack, M.,
- Simon, A.,
- Abdelhak, M.-A.
- and Moro, M.-R.
https://doi.org/10.3917/lautr.069.0326
Cite this article
- Gramme-Thanasack, M.,
- Simon, A.,
- Abdelhak, M.-A.
- and Moro, M.-R.
- Gramme-Thanasack, Marie.,
- et al.
- GRAMME-THANASACK, Marie,
- SIMON, Amalini,
- ABDELHAK, Mohand Ameziane
- and MORO, Marie Rose,
https://doi.org/10.3917/lautr.069.0326
In the light of the concept of the “Uncanny” in the context of our clinical practice in perinatal psychology, we sought a better understanding of the psychological experiences that women go through when receiving oocytes from abroad. These women bear babies who are genetically foreign to them. Today, assisted reproduction technology enables infertile women to become mothers. Couples sometimes have to travel abroad to fulfil their desire for parenthood. Nevertheless, this approach does not leave couples and in particular mothers unscathed. By exploring the migratory trajectory of women seeking access to oocytes, we attempted to shed light on the fantasies associated with their singular experience. We wondered to what extent psychological issues played an active role in these women’s experiences of their ensuing pregnancy and what place these issues held when they met their baby for the first time during their stay in the maternity ward.
- medically assisted procreation
- psychology
- care and support
- experience
- psychic elaboration
- pregnancy
- maternity
- the uncanny
- foreign country
Publisher keywords: care and support, experience, foreign country, maternity, medically assisted procreation, pregnancy, psychic elaboration, psychology, the uncanny