TY - JOUR
T1 - Congruence of the Marital Relationship During Transition to Parenthood
T2 - A Study with Couples Who Conceived Spontaneously or Through Assisted Reproductive Technologies
AU - Gameiro, Sofia
AU - Moura-Ramos, Mariana
AU - Canavarro, Maria Cristina
AU - Santos, Teresa Almeida
AU - Dattilio, Frank M.
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - In this study we examined the congruence between partners' perceptions of their marital relationship during the transition to parenthood and the effect of depression during pregnancy on couples' congruence during the early postpartum period. Thirty-one couples who conceived spontaneously, along with thirty-five who conceived through assisted reproductive technologies (ART), provided data on their marital relationship and depression at their 24th pregnancy week and four months after the partum. All couples reported a decrease in marital congruence. Couples who conceived through ART reported lower marital congruence. For these subjects, women's depression was associated with lower congruence. Interventions that focus on strengthening the marital relationship across the transition to parenthood should assess and promote couples' congruence.
AB - In this study we examined the congruence between partners' perceptions of their marital relationship during the transition to parenthood and the effect of depression during pregnancy on couples' congruence during the early postpartum period. Thirty-one couples who conceived spontaneously, along with thirty-five who conceived through assisted reproductive technologies (ART), provided data on their marital relationship and depression at their 24th pregnancy week and four months after the partum. All couples reported a decrease in marital congruence. Couples who conceived through ART reported lower marital congruence. For these subjects, women's depression was associated with lower congruence. Interventions that focus on strengthening the marital relationship across the transition to parenthood should assess and promote couples' congruence.
KW - Assisted reproductive technologies
KW - Depression
KW - Infertility
KW - Marital congruence
KW - Transition to parenthood
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79956280611&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10591-011-9153-7
DO - 10.1007/s10591-011-9153-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79956280611
SN - 0892-2764
VL - 33
SP - 91
EP - 106
JO - Contemporary Family Therapy
JF - Contemporary Family Therapy
IS - 2
ER -