Mothers and others: The invisibility of LGBTQ people in reproductive and infant psychology

Darwin, Zoë; Greenfield, Mari

doi:10.1080/02646838.2019.1649919

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“…The generalizability of current literature on parent and caregiver mental health and child health indicators may also be limited. Most studies have small sample sizes that are not nationally representative (Azuine & Singh, 2019) and may not reflect the diversity among US parents and their children (i.e., racial and ethnic, socioeconomic status, parent sex, biological and nonbiological parents, parent sexual orientation, language spoken in the home) (Cabrera & Volling, 2019;Darwin & Greenfield, 2019;Kingston et al, 2012;Sweeney & MacBeth, 2016). Collectively these constraints may lead to inaccurate characterization of the association between parent mental health and child health indicators.…”

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Mental Health of Parents and Primary Caregivers by Sex and Associated Child Health Indicators

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Poor mental health among parents or primary caregivers is associated with poor mental and physical health in children; however, research often excludes the mental health of male caregivers including fathers. This analysis examines associations between caregiver mental health by caregiver sex and child health indicators (i.e., child's general health; child's history of diagnosed mental, behavioral, or developmental disorders (MBDDs)). Using parent-reported data on 97,728 US children aged 0-17 years from the National Survey of Children's Health (2016-2018), we estimated nationally representative, weighted proportions of children with parents or primary caregivers with poor mental health by caregiver sex, prevalence ratios (PR), and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for child health indicators by caregiver mental health and sex. Nationally, 7.2% of children had at least one caregiver with poor mental health; 2.8% had any male caregiver; and 5.1% had any female caregiver with poor mental health. Compared to children with all male caregivers with good mental health, children with any male caregiver with poor mental health were more likely to have poor general health (PR: 4.9, CI: 3.0-8.0) and have ≥1 diagnosed MBDDs (PR: 1.9, CI: 1.7-2.1); this remained significant when controlling for caregiver and household characteristics. Findings were similar when comparing children with any female caregiver with poor mental health to children with all female caregivers with good mental health. Our findings support previously published recommendations that promoting mental health among all types of caregivers by addressing gaps in research on fathers and male caregivers may further promote child health and wellness.

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Mental Health of Parents and Primary Caregivers by Sex and Associated Child Health Indicators

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“…It is important to note that discussions concerning partner trauma during the mini focus group were with reference to fathers only. There is limited research on the impact of partner trauma in LGBTQ couples (Darwin and Greenfield 2019); therefore, it is difficult to discern whether the trauma responses discussed are typical of birth partners or of men specifically. Further research is warranted on the impact of birth trauma in LGBTQ couples to ensure appropriate support be offered to all parents.…”

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Birth trauma from the perspective of perinatal counsellors: A mini focus group study

Baptie¹,

Januário²,

Norman³

2020

TOR

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One in five women in the UK develop mental health problems during pregnancy or in the first year after childbirth. ‘Birth trauma’ is a common birth-related mental health issue which stems from perceiving childbirth as a traumatic experience; the term ‘birth trauma’ also encompasses living with and experiencing the accompanying symptoms of trauma after childbirth. A mini focus group study was conducted with two experienced perinatal counsellors to discuss their experiences working with parents struggling with birth trauma. Analysis of the focus group revealed five key themes: the complexity of birth trauma; the power of communication; changes in culture; falling through the gaps and coping with trauma. The themes identified reflect previous academic research on parent and clinician experiences of birth trauma as well as national reports aimed at improving maternity care for parents.

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“…However, this perspective on heterosexuality as the norm excludes other parenting settings such as the single mother, the transgendered man or the lesbian couple. The complexity of family settings is underrepresented in society and the medical staff is undereducated in how to deal with lesbians, bisexuals and transgender men [10]. We believe there is a pressing need for change and suggest that future studies on designing for the emotional pregnancy should expand the focus, and to include research with participants of the LGBTIQ+ community.…”

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Embodying the Emotional Pregnancy

Svenningsen¹,

Almeida

2020

32nd Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

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This paper introduces the design explorations of a multi-sensorial environment focused on emotional pregnancy. We define emotional pregnancy as the psychological and mental reactions to the transitional experiences towards motherhood/becoming a parent. We draw from insights into pregnant women's experiences and expert knowledge shared by midwives and doula to develop a sensorial experience and toolkit that combine affirmations, light, sound, movements and journaling. This is deployed within the context of a prenatal yoga setting with three women at different stages in their pregnancy. We offer insights into how a multi-sensorial approach to designing for the wholeness of pregnancy can support and empower women in their experiences of pregnancy, expand on societal understandings and foster the value of emotions during this time.

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Mothers and others: The invisibility of LGBTQ people in reproductive and infant psychology

Cited by 40 publications

References 3 publications

Mental Health of Parents and Primary Caregivers by Sex and Associated Child Health Indicators

Mental Health of Parents and Primary Caregivers by Sex and Associated Child Health Indicators

Birth trauma from the perspective of perinatal counsellors: A mini focus group study

Embodying the Emotional Pregnancy

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