Pregnancy After Infertility and or Loss Survey
Pregnancy After Infertility and or Loss:
What was your experience?
Do those who are pregnant after infertility and or loss (PAIL), have unique emotional needs? What are they?
As a doula who specializes in PAIL, I believe they (we) do. These needs are not unique to the person giving birth to their biological child either: I’ve seen this in partners, same sex couples, mother’s who are carrying donor egg/ sperm/ embryo ,or while a surrogate is carrying their child. I’ve also seen this emotional journey happen once a family is matched with their (adoptive child’s) birth mother.
Understanding if indeed these needs are unique is important. It will only enable us to cope and manage these needs in a more comprehensive way, as well as in a proactive rather than reactive way. It will also enable those not experiencing them to understand them better.
I have created a survey that I plan to keep open to gather feedback along the way. The more people who take it, the more of an accurate representation we will get. If you have a few minutes, taking the survey would be most appreciated!
Thank you!!
Desirae