Cure8 research brief
Decisions about having children are common and sometimes complex for women living with IBD. This study maps different motivation patterns and the factors linked to them, which could help clinicians tailor reproductive counseling and support.
Women of childbearing age with IBD; partners and caregivers; IBD clinic teams and nurses; researchers focused on reproductive health and psychosocial care in IBD.
This research reports that women with IBD show moderate reductions in fertility motivation overall, but there is clear heterogeneity: four distinct motivation profiles were identified (Negative Avoidance; Hesitant and Observing; Rational Weighing; Positive and Enterprising).
Older age, longer disease duration, already having children, higher psychological-capital scores, and stronger family support were associated with the more positive/rational motivation profiles.
The authors suggest clinicians and nurses could use these profiles to tailor counseling and reproductive-care interventions to better support informed fertility decision-making among women with IBD.
Cross-sectional, convenience-sampled survey at one tertiary IBD clinic; results are associative and based on abstract-level reporting. The brief reflects the article abstract rather than a full peer-review appraisal.
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