Marginalised mothers: Lesbian women negotiating heteronormative healthcare services

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 120-127

  Hayman, Brenda ^a   Wilkes, Lesley ^a,b   Halcomb, Elizabeth J ^a   Jackson, Debra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Nepean Executive Unit   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Heteronormative; Homophobia; Lesbian; Mother; Nursing; Story sharing; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LESBIANISM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; NEGOTIATING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84881265497     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2013.44.1.120     Document Type: Article

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