The research of counseling intervention in the pair who have multiple pregnancy after undergoing treatment of infertility

2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

• Project/Area Number: 13672497
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Gunma University
• Principal Investigator: TOKIWA Yoko Gunma University, School of Medicine, Associate Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (10269334)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): ITO Masahiro Gunma University, School of Medicine, Lecturer, 医学部, 講師 (20282402) ; TAKAGI Takeshi Gunma University, School of Medicine, Lecturer, 医学部, 講師 (50282398) ; OWADA Nobuo Gunma University, School of Medicine, Professor, 医学部, 教授 (90110684) ; YANO Keiko Mie University, School of Medicine, Associate Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (10174559) ; DOEDA Narumi Gunma University, School of Medicine, Assistant, 医学部, 助手 (60334108)
• Project Period (FY): 2001 – 2003
• Keywords: treatment of infertility / multiple pregnancy / childbirth experience / maternal identity / paternal identity / intervention counseling

Research Abstract

PURPOSE : The purpose of study is to discuss counseling intervention with the pair who have multiple pregnancy after undergoing treatment of infertility to help competence for coping with health problems, arising from social factors such as a tendency to marry late in life, declining birthrate, and diversification of a value.
RESULTS : The wives who gave birth to multiple babies after infertility treatment had different experiences depending on the duration of infertility, motivation for undergoing infertility treatment, causes of infertility, and the wives' degree of satisfaction with the attitudes of their husbands towards them during labor and delivery. The wives were encouraged by their husband's appreciation to establish their maternal identity and have a stronger will for childrearing. In case the husband is interested only in his children disregarding his wife's health and fatigue after delivery, his wife may not be able to nurture fully to establish maternal identity. In addition there is difference between the wife's and the husband's feelings towards their children. By being highly appreciated by her husband and family and through her own positive self-appreciation, the wife will have a stronger will of childrearing. On the other hand, her husband and family tend to care about health of their children rather than health of the children's mother.
CONCLUSION : It has become clear that the wife wants her husband to understand her physical and psychological stress through pregnancy and childbirth.