ReviewBirth (Berkeley, Calif.)2023
Childbearing at the margins: A systematic metasynthesis of sexual and gender diverse childbearing experiences.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Post-traumatic stress disorder and adverse pregnancy outcomes: sexual orientation disparities in a prospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
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- Increase in 9-1-1 activations for obstetric-related emergencies following the Dobbs decision in the United States.American journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- Feasibility of a Community-Developed Survey Measuring Experiences of Pregnancy Care for LGBTQ2S+ Families.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2025Article
- Pregnancy experiences of transgender and gender-expansive individuals: A systematic scoping review from a critical midwifery perspective.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2025Article
- A qualitative meta-synthesis of the perinatal healthcare experiences of people with disability.Disability and health journal · 2025Review
- Differences in Abortion Use by Sexual Orientation in 3 National Cohorts.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Mapping the scientific literature on obstetric and perinatal health among sexual and gender minoritized (SGM) childbearing people and their infants: a scoping review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Sexual orientation disparities in gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2024Article
- Parenthood and the physical and mental health of sexual and gender minority parents: A cross-sectional, observational analysis from The PRIDE Study.Annals of epidemiology · 2024Observational
- Differences in medically assisted reproduction use by sexual identity and partnership: a prospective cohort of cisgender women.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- Sexual orientation-related disparities in perinatal mental health among a prospective cohort study.SSM. Mental health · 2024Article
- Family building and pregnancy experiences of cisgender sexual minority women.AJOG global reports · 2024Article
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- Changing language, changes lives: Learning the lexicon of LGBTQ+ health equity.Research in nursing & health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe reproductive and perinatal health of sexual and gender-diverse (SGD) individuals is a research priority area for the National Institutes of Health. Over the past decade, this childbearing population has been the focus of several qualitative studies providing the opportunity to evaluate and synthesize the qualitative literature on SGD childbearing experiences in a metasynthesis.
methodsWe conducted a literature search of four databases to identify original research published from January 2011 through June 2021. These results were augmented by forward and backward searching strategies. Two authors independently screened studies. All qualitative studies of the childbearing experience were eligible. Data were extracted and inductively coded using conventional content analysis, and studies underwent a quality appraisal by two authors.
resultsFrom 2396 articles, 127 full-text articles were screened, and 25 were included in this synthesis. Three overarching themes were identified: (a) Systematic Invisibility; (b) Creating Personhood Through Parenthood; and (c) Resilient Narratives of Childbearing.
conclusionsRelative to heterosexual and cisgender parents, SGD childbearing parents experience unique structural and interpersonal challenges and employ critically important resilience strategies and coping techniques to manage an overwhelming heterocisnormative experience. These findings provide an important target for health care organizations and professionals to improve SGD perinatal health. In addition, this metasynthesis identified persistent gaps in our understanding of this marginalized childbearing population, which have important implications for reducing health disparities that SGD parents experience.
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