Abstract

Infertility is emerging to be a key health concern in urban India. As a result, infertile couples in urban India tend to rely on assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) for a child. Several media reports have highlighted that infertile couples in urban India intend to adopt a child only when all possibilities of becoming biological parents have been exhausted. Several studies have examined the relationship between infertility and assisted reproductive technologies in urban India. However, there is limited academic scholarship on the attitudes of infertile couples toward the adoption of children in India. Adopting a qualitative lens and using the functionalist theoretical framework the present study examines the different factors that shape the perceptions toward child adoption among infertile couples in urban Goa, India. In the process, the study also reflects on the intersections between infertility and gender role fulfillment among these couples to understand the lived experience of infertility on a regular basis.

摘要

不孕症正在成为印度城市地区的一个主要健康问题。因此，印度城市的不孕夫妇倾向于依靠辅助生殖技术 (ARTs) 来生育孩子。一些媒体报道强调，印度城市的不育夫妇只有在成为亲生父母的所有可能性都已用尽时才打算收养孩子。多项研究调查了印度城市不孕症与辅助生殖技术之间的关系。然而，关于印度不育夫妇对收养孩子的态度的学术研究有限。本研究采用定性视角并使用功能主义理论框架，研究了影响印度果阿城市不育夫妇对收养儿童的看法的不同因素。正在进行中，