Service Use and Gaps in Services for Lesbian and Bisexual Women During Donor Insemination, Pregnancy, and the Postpartum Period

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 505-511

  Ross, Lori E ^a   Steele, Leah S ^b   Epstein, Rachel ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Family Service Association of Toronto   (Canada)

Author keywords

Homosexuality; Lesbian; Patient satisfaction; Pregnancy; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL FEMALE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HETEROLOGOUS ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; HOMOSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUERPERIUM; SATISFACTION; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BISEXUALITY; CANADA; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LESBIAN; MIDWIFE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BISEXUALITY; CANADA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33748852248     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32181-8     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. Moran N. Lesbian health care needs. Can Fam Physician 1996, 42:879-884.
2. Patterson C.J., Friel L.V. Sexual orientation and fertility. Infertility in the modern world: biosocial perspectives 2000, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. G. Bentley, N. Mascie-Taylor (Eds.).
3. Epstein R. Lesbian families. Voices: essays on Canadian families 2002, Nelson Canada, Toronto. M. Lynn (Ed.).
4. Chabot J.M., Ames B.D. "It wasn't 'let's get pregnant and go do it':" decision making in lesbian couples planning motherhood via donor insemination. Fam Relat 2004, 54(4):348-356.
5. Ross L.E. Perinatal mental health in lesbian mothers: a review of potential risk and protective factors. Women & Health 2005, 41(3):113-128.
6. Ross L.E., Steele L., Sapiro B. Perceptions of predisposing and protective factors for perinatal depression in same-sex parents. J Midwifery Womens Health 2005, 50(6):e65-e70.
7. Diamant A.L., Spritzer K., Wold C., Gelberg L. Health behaviors, health status, and access to and use of health care: a population-based study of lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual women. Arch Fam Med 2000, 9(10):1043-1051.
8. Valanis B.G., Bowen D.J., Bassford T., Whitlock E., Charney P., Carter R.A. Sexual orientation and health: comparisons in the women's health initiative sample. Arch Fam Med 2000, 9(9):843-853.
9. Solarz A.L. Lesbian health: current assessment and directions for the future. Committee on Lesbian Health Research Priorities, Neuroscience and Behavioral Health Program and Health Sciences Policy Program, Health Sciences Section, Institute of Medicine 1999, Washington, D.C, National Academy P.
10. Harvey S.M., Carr C., Bernheine S. Lesbian mothers. Health care experiences. J Nurse Midwifery 1989, 34(3):115-119.
11. Wilton T., Kaufmann T. Lesbian mothers' experiences of maternity care in the UK. Midwifery 2001, 17(3):203-211.