Lesbian co‐mothers' experiences of maternity healthcare services

Cherguit, Jasmina; Burns, Jan; Pettle, Sharon; Tasker, Fiona

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06115.x

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“…The topic of lesbians' encounters with reproductive healthcare has largely been researched internationally (Cherguit, Burns, Pettle, & Tasker, 2013;Dahl, Fylkesnes, Sørlie & Malterud, 2013;Dahl Spidsberg, 2007;Hayman et al, 2013;McManus, Hunter & Renn, 2006;Peel, 2010;Shields et al, 2012;Wilton & Kaufmann, 2001), and somewhat researched in Sweden (Larsson & Dykes, 2009;Röndahl et al, 2009). Previous studies in the field generally describe patients' experiences as such, often pointing both at positive aspects of encounters, such as meeting with competent and well-informed staff, and at discrimination and prejudices.…”

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“…Having a child in a planned lesbian family often directly involves healthcare services or welfare institutions, such as fertility clinics, maternal health care or adoption agencies. Accordingly, a great number of studies regard lesbians' encounters with such institutions (Brown et al, 2009;Cherguit, Burns, Pettle, & Tasker, 2013;Dahl, Fylkesnes, Sørlie & Malterud, 2013;Dahl Spidsberg, 2007;Goldberg, Weber, Moyer & Shapiro, 2014;Hayman et al, 2013;;Kinkler & Goldberg, 2011;McManus, Hunter & Renn, 2006;Mallon, 2011;Peel, 2010;Ross et al 2008Ross et al , 2009Ryan & Withlock, 2007;Shields et al, 2012;Wilton & Kaufmann, 2001). These studies generally highlight discrimination and prejudices, labelled as heteronormativity, heterosexism or homophobia, depending on the researcher's epistemological and theoretical background.…”

Section: Studies On Lesbian Family Life and Practicesmentioning

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Pride and Prejudice : Lesbian Families in Contemporary Sweden

Malmquist

2015

Linköping Studies in Behavioural Science

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To my children, Emil, Nils, Myran and Tove Färgen på barns ögon kommer från arvet, glittret i barns ögon kommer från miljön.The colour of children's eyes comes from nature, the sparkle in children's eyes comes from nurture. AbstractOptions and possibilities for lesbian parents have changed fundamentally since the turn of the millennium. A legal change in 2003 enabled a same-sex couple to share legal parenthood of the same child. An additional legal change, in 2005, gave lesbian couples access to fertility treatment within public healthcare in Sweden. The present thesis focuses on families where two women share legal parenthood of their children. It aims to provide knowledge about lesbian parenting couples and their children, and to focus on the interplay between family members within lesbian families, and between family members and their surroundings. Furthermore, the thesis aims to visualize and analyse notions of heteronormativity and homonormativity in contemporary Sweden. The thesis draws on interviews with 118 parents in 61 families, and 12 children in 11 families. The participants' stories, descriptions, reflections and discourses have been analysed using discursive psychology and thematic analysis.The thesis includes five empirical papers. Paper I focuses on encounters with healthcare professionals prior to and during pregnancy, at childbirth and during the early stages of parenthood. Paper II deals with the participants' experiences of second-parent adoption processes. Paper III focuses on equality in parenting relations. Paper IV focuses on encounters with fertility clinics within public healthcare. Paper V highlights the children's reflections and shows how the children talk about fathers and donors.

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Pride and Prejudice : Lesbian Families in Contemporary Sweden

Malmquist

2015

Linköping Studies in Behavioural Science

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“…105 Limited data available suggest that lesbian women accessing fertility and maternity services in high income countries tend to have positive experiences with healthcare providers, yet heterosexism within the fertility system has commonly been noted. [106][107][108][109][110] Additional insights about experiences within fertility centres, factors influencing conception-related decisions, and preferences for care are needed.…”

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Fertility-related research needs among women at the margins

Schwartz¹,

Baral

2015

Reproductive Health Matters

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Fertility-related research encompasses fertility intentions, preconception care, research amongst pregnant women, and post-partum outcomes of mothers and children. However, some women remain underrepresented within this domain of study. Women frequently missing within fertility-related research include those who are already the most vulnerable to health disparities, including female sex workers, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender women, women living with HIV, and women who use drugs. Yet characterization of the needs of these women is important, given their unique fertility-related concerns, including risks and barriers to care emanating from social stigmas and discrimination. This synthesis provides an overview of fertility-related evidence, highlighting where there are clear research gaps among marginalized women and the potential implications of these data shortfalls. Overall, research among marginalized women to date has addressed pregnancy prevention and in some cases fertility intentions, but the majority of studies have focused on postconception pregnancy safety and the well-being of the child. However, among female sex workers specifically, data on pregnancy safety and the well-being of the child are largely unavailable. Within each marginalized group, preconception care and effectiveness of conception methods are consistently understudied. Ultimately, the absence of epidemiologic, clinical and programmatic evidence limits the availability and quality of reproductive health services for all women and prevents social action to address these gaps.

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“…For example, just in the last few years we have seen the first psychological studies on highly relevant topics around lesbian parenthood. Among these are papers on the dissolution of lesbian families (Gartrell et al, 2011), co-mothers' experiences of maternity healthcare (Cherguit et al, 2013) and lesbians' experiences of pregnancy loss (Peel, 2010). The psychological literature on lesbian parenting has really come of age.…”

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The Palgrave Handbook of the Psychology of Sexuality and Gender

Richards¹,

Barker²

2015

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Lesbian co‐mothers' experiences of maternity healthcare services

Cited by 49 publications

References 30 publications

Pride and Prejudice : Lesbian Families in Contemporary Sweden

Pride and Prejudice : Lesbian Families in Contemporary Sweden

Fertility-related research needs among women at the margins

The Palgrave Handbook of the Psychology of Sexuality and Gender

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