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Empty Cribs: Infertility Challenges for Orthodox Jewish Couples

Kohane, Itay
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5445-6335
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch158343490152138

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2020, Psy. D., Antioch University, Antioch Santa Barbara: Clinical Psychology.
This dissertation discusses an issue that is of importance to many people throughout their lifetime—infertility. One in every eight couples (12%) is incapable of carrying a pregnancy to term after one year of natural attempts. This paper further examines the prevalence of infertility among couples, bringing into focus more common variables such as gender and age. But, going beyond these, the present study will demonstrate that other variables including stressors such as social factors, interpersonal dynamics, and personal judgment affect couples in a manner which indirectly reduces their chances of conceiving a child. This research will touch on a number of such stressors, but it will focus in particular on the factors that account for infertility among Orthodox Jewish couples. Using thorough personal interviews, the present study discovered themes of protective factors and stressors that result from the traditions and laws of the Orthodox Jewish population; some of the themes were found to be unique to this population. This study emphasizes the importance of higher awareness of infertility in the Orthodox Jewish community, and discusses important clinical implications and recommendations in providing this information to the community. This dissertation is available in open access at AURA, http://aura.antioch.edu/ and the OhioLINK ETD Center, https://etd.ohiolink.edu
Sandra Kenny, PhD (Committee Chair)
Angela DeVita, PhD (Committee Member)
Richard Grazi, MD (Committee Member)
114 p.
Adult Education; Bible; Biblical Studies; Clinical Psychology; Counseling Education; Counseling Psychology; Education; Educational Psychology; Families and Family Life; Gender; Gender Studies; Gynecology; Health; Health Education; Judaic Studies; Mental Health; Multicultural Education; Psychology; Religion; Religious Education; Social Psychology; Spirituality; Teaching; Therapy
Orthodox; Jewish; infertility; stress; couples; IVF; anxiety; depression; faith; support; treatments; halacha; halachic; relationship; relationships; fertility; religion; religious; phenomenological; quantitiative; qualitative; research; treatment

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Citations

  • Kohane, I. (2020). Empty Cribs: Infertility Challenges for Orthodox Jewish Couples [Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch158343490152138

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kohane, Itay. Empty Cribs: Infertility Challenges for Orthodox Jewish Couples. 2020. Antioch University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch158343490152138.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kohane, Itay. "Empty Cribs: Infertility Challenges for Orthodox Jewish Couples." Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch158343490152138

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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