A guide to Providing LGBTQ+ Inclusive Reproductive Health Care : Pride in Birth / Mari Greenfield [and three others], editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Greenfield, Mari, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sexual minorities--Medical care.

Sexual minorities.

Reproductive health services.

Bisexual people.

Gay people.

Health care for LGBTQ+ people.

Reproductive health care for LGBTQ+ people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2025.

Summary:

This evidence-based guide brings together a wide range of information and practical tools for midwives, obstetricians, nurses, health visitors and birthworkers, empowering them to provide safe and compassionate care throughout the reproductive journeys of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) people. This book may also be helpful to LGBTQ+ people in their own reproductive journeys.Throughout history, in cultures around the world, LGBTQ+ people have become pregnant, sought abortion care, miscarried, experienced infertility, given birth, and made decisions about infant feeding. Their reproductive journeys are increasingly visible, reflecting the changing social and legal recognition of sexual and gender minority people as parents. LGBTQ+ people require support during these significant life events which is appropriate, expert, and meets their needs. However, healthcare professionals and birthworkers may not always be confident in working with these clients and may lack understanding of LGBTQ+ clients' experiences. There is also often insufficient attention paid to differences in the LGBTQ+ non-gestational parents' experiences. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book brings together up-to-date research findings from a range of fields including medicine, psychology, sociology, law and public health, to provide a knowledge base and tools to support clients at different stages of pregnancy and parenthood. The book follows the reproductive journey, moving from pre-conception and fertility research, through pregnancy and birth, to postnatal physical and mental healthcare. It also addresses termination care and perinatal loss.The chapters contain vignettes to personalise the issues discussed, highlights key practice recommendations, and suggestions for further reading. This is an essential guide for student midwives and medical students, as well as health visitors, midwives and obstetricians in practice.

Contents:

Contraception and sexual health / Alice-Amanda Hinton

LGBTQ+ fertility and conception / Susie Bower-Brown and Sophie Zadeh

LGBTQ+ pregnancy loss / Ash Bainbridge

On abortion, sexual and gender minority pregnant people, and reproductive justice / A. J. Lowik

Antenatal education / Kayleah Logan and Slade Riverfield

Navigating choices in pregnancy and birth / El Molloy and Kate Luxion

Birthing in the context of minority stress, fear of childbirth and birth trauma / Sofia Klittmark, Hanna Grundström, Katri Nieminen, Josephine Lindén Åsell and Anna Malmquist

Birth partners' experiences / Alex Howart

Infant feeding / Nina A. Juntereal and Diane L. Spatz

Processing birth experiences / Mari Greenfield, El Molloy, Sofia Klittmark and Anna Malmquist

Postnatal mental health / Zoe Darwin and Lucy Warwick-Guasp

Infant health surveillance services / Sarah Arnold

The mind-body connection or why an interdisciplinary approach matters / Kate Luxion. Includes example articles with authors' notes: Hidden intellectualism / Gerald Graff

The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness / Michelle Alexander

All words matter : the manipulation behind "All lives matter" / Kelly Coryell

"Rise of the machines" is not a likely future / Michael Littman

The electoral College embodies American ideals / Gavin Reid

See also. Don't blame the eater / David Zinczenko

Roe Butt, Cy Borg, Ann Droid : hint, they're not taking your job / Jason Smith.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781003305446

100330544X

9781040310878

1040310877

9781040310892

1040310893

OCLC:

1456116504

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access