A qualitative study of the experience of treatment for infertility among women who successfully became pregnant

Abstract

Women wished to be treated with respect and dignity and given appropriate information and support. They wanted their distress recognized, to feel cared for and to have confidence in health professionals in situations where outcomes are uncertain. Women acknowledged receiving care from motivated and skilled health professionals and value the children they have enormously. For many, there is now a sense of being complete, though for some this has been at great emotional and financial cost.