Women's career priority is associated with attitudes towards family planning and ethical acceptance of reproductive technologies

ABSTRACTSTUDY QUESTIONDo women who place high importance on career success have different perceptions of pregnancy planning, delayed reproduction, and the ethical acceptability of ART than women with less emphasis on their career?SUMMARY ANSWERCareer-focused women place more importance on pregnancy planning, have greater confidence in delayed childbearing, and are more ethically accepting of donor gamete ART than women who do not place as much importance on career success.WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADYWomen in high-professional careers are more likely to delay childbearing while simultaneously possessing a stronger desire for motherhood. The underlying values which enable these competing desires have not been elucidated.STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATIONThis cross-sectional study utilized data from the National Survey of Fertility Barriers (NSFB), a nationally representative telephone survey of US women aged 25 –45. Funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the NSFB surveyed 4712 women from 2004 to 2007.PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODSIn addition to demographic data, the NSFB obtained information about the reproductive history and personal values of participants. Weighted multivariate regression analysis was used to assess reproductive values in career-focused women.MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCEIn total, 48.8% of women considered success in work very important, while 17.3% considered it somewhat or not important. Women who...
Source: Human Reproduction - Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research