Parents can feel lonely and overwhelmed Work and home reversals Dealing with stress: Parent support group and classes Prepare for life with child, not just childbirth Learn what is normal A general feeling of malaise or sadness after Baby blues: one has a baby; usually lasts a week or two A serious clinical disorder arising Postpartum depression: after childbirth where parents feel sad, anxious, overwhelmed, and may even think of harming themselves or their babies Infertility and innovation Great source of anxiety and depression Health problems and unhealthy lifestyle related to fertility problems New scientific approaches that Assisted reproductive technologies: help people have babies The introduction of sperm into the Artificial insemination: vagina to aid in fertilization The introduction of a zygote or In vitro fertilization: blastocyst into the uterus to increase the chances of pregnancy. An optional procedure Microsort sperm sorting: occurring during in vitro fertilization where chromosomes are marked with dye so that gender selection of babies can take place before implantation The use of a womb to carry Reproductive surrogacy: “donor” child one’s Adoption Foster care provided to children by their Kinship care: biological relatives Adoptions conducted through private Private adoption: agencies, usually working with birth mothers in order to obtain a newborn or infant; babies are usually European American
Parents can feel lonely and overwhelmed Work and home reversals Dealing with stress: Parent support group and classes Prepare for life with child, not just childbirth Learn what is normal Baby blues: A general feeling of malaise or sadness after one has a baby; usually lasts a week or two Postpartum depression: A serious clinical disorder arising after childbirth where parents feel sad, anxious, overwhelmed, and may even think of harming themselves or their babies Infertility and innovation Great source of anxiety and depression Health problems and unhealthy lifestyle related to fertility problems Assisted reproductive technologies: New scientific approaches that help people have babies Artificial insemination: The introduction of sperm into the vagina to aid in fertilization In vitro fertilization: The introduction of a zygote or blastocyst into the uterus to increase the chances of pregnancy. Microsort sperm sorting: An optional procedure occurring during in vitro fertilization where chromosomes are marked with dye so that gender selection of babies can take place before implantation Reproductive surrogacy: The use of a “donor” womb to carry one’s child Adoption Kinship care: Foster care provided to children by their biological relatives Private adoption: Adoptions conducted through private agencies, usually working with birth mothers in order to obtain a newborn or infant; babies are usually European American
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