Adoption Quarterly
Volume 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-33

The Experience of Infertility by Low-Income Immigrant Latino Couples: Attitudes Toward Adoption (Article)

Turner D. , Nachtigall R.D.
  • a Institute for Health and Aging, University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94118, United States
  • b Institute for Health and Aging, University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94118, United States

Abstract

Low-income immigrant Latino couples attending an infertility clinic in San Francisco participated in three in-depth interviews. Couples were unwavering in their desire to become parents by "natural"; means, yet faced with the prospect of childlessness, many expressed a guarded willingness to consider adoption in the future. Although few had actually made the commitment or initiated steps toward formal adoption, several couples had experiences with adoption through informal channels. Couples generally expressed concerns about stigma and appeared daunted by financial and bureaucratic obstacles. Low-income Latino families in California would benefit from increased adoption information, research, and support. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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Latino immigrants Infertility Adoption attitudes

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77951046573&doi=10.1080%2f10926751003659891&partnerID=40&md5=8675f8f1a2abc90a86b24d3cf0d5351e
DOI: 10.1080/10926751003659891
ISSN: 10926755
Cited by: 5
Original Language: English