Monitoring the tuning of the «Fertile Family Path» service for overcoming gaps between desire, decision and conception

TitleMonitoring the tuning of the «Fertile Family Path» service for overcoming gaps between desire, decision and conception
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2021
AuthorsCusinato M, Colesso W, Busato E, Gava S
JournalInterdisciplinary Journal of Family Studies
Volume26
Issue1
Pagination1-13
Date Published07/2021
PublisherPadova University Press
Place PublishedPadova, IT
ISSN Number2282-2011
KeywordsCare-case manager, Family fertility path, Fertility awareness, infertility, Multidisciplinary team
Abstract

The current emergency represented by the fall in the birth rate in Italy and the attention paid to recent studies regarding human infertility led several professionals from different disciplines to discuss the creation and implementation of a new service («Fertile Family Path») to offer to sub fertile couples interested in conceiving naturally by developing awareness of their fertility, supported by a multi-disciplinary team of professionals. The backbone of the multi-disciplinary team is a new, specifically trained role: “the case-care manager of couple fertility awareness” (CCM). The service started at the end of 2017. The scientific committee assessed various aspects of the process. In the first period of activity (36 months), 82 couples contacted the service, enabling the team to calibrate the working methods and test the goals achieved. The first data processed pointed out a variety of needs on the part of couples and the complexity of the path (challenging gaps between desire, decision and conception). Specifically, two aspects stand out: the role of the care manager is appreciated, and the role of the case manager highlights the need for more cohesive team integration.

URLhttps://ijfs.padovauniversitypress.it/2021/1/1