Female-partnered and single women's contact motivations and experiences with donor-linked families

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To explore the motivations and experiences of female-partnered and single mothers in contacting other donor-linked families.
Conducted semi-structured telephone interviews with 50 mothers using a family-matching service.
Participants included 14 single mothers and 36 female-partnered mothers of children conceived via donor insemination.
Data analyzed through thematic analysis to identify overarching themes.
Mothers sought contact primarily for support and information about shared physical and psychological traits.
Challenges reported included balancing family boundaries formed without genetic links and the desire to explore donor origins.
Some mothers desired to expand their child's family network, with varying expectations between partners.

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Qualitative analysis reveals motivations for contact and varied experiences in donor-linked families, suggesting support and information needs.

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Goldberg et al. (2015) studied this question.

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