Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Parents Seeking Health Care for Their Children: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Abstract

Further research is required to explore LGBT-parented families' experiences of healthcare services, and this should include children's experiences.

Pride and Prejudice : Lesbian Families in Contemporary Sweden

“…The topic of lesbians' encounters with reproductive healthcare has largely been researched internationally (Cherguit, Burns, Pettle, & Tasker, 2013;Dahl, Fylkesnes, Sørlie & Malterud, 2013;Dahl Spidsberg, 2007;Hayman et al, 2013;McManus, Hunter & Renn, 2006;Peel, 2010;Shields et al, 2012;Wilton & Kaufmann, 2001), and somewhat researched in Sweden (Larsson & Dykes, 2009;Röndahl et al, 2009). Previous studies in the field generally describe patients' experiences as such, often pointing both at positive aspects of encounters, such as meeting with competent and well-informed staff, and at discrimination and prejudices.…”

“…Having a child in a planned lesbian family often directly involves healthcare services or welfare institutions, such as fertility clinics, maternal health care or adoption agencies. Accordingly, a great number of studies regard lesbians' encounters with such institutions (Brown et al, 2009;Cherguit, Burns, Pettle, & Tasker, 2013;Dahl, Fylkesnes, Sørlie & Malterud, 2013;Dahl Spidsberg, 2007;Goldberg, Weber, Moyer & Shapiro, 2014;Hayman et al, 2013;;Kinkler & Goldberg, 2011;McManus, Hunter & Renn, 2006;Mallon, 2011;Peel, 2010;Ross et al 2008Ross et al , 2009Ryan & Withlock, 2007;Shields et al, 2012;Wilton & Kaufmann, 2001). These studies generally highlight discrimination and prejudices, labelled as heteronormativity, heterosexism or homophobia, depending on the researcher's epistemological and theoretical background.…”

Lesbian, gay and bisexual parents’ experiences of nurses’ attitudes in child health care—A qualitative study

“…Research has shown that many lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) parents are unwilling to discuss their gender identity for fear of discrimination (Neville & Henrickson, ; Shields et al., ). This fear may cause them to avoid seeking healthcare for themselves and their children (Chapman, Wardrop, Freeman et al., ; Chapman, Wardrop, Zappia, Watkins, & Shields, ; Röndahl, ).…”

Tertiary paediatric hospital health professionals’ attitudes to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents seeking health care for their children

“…,b,c,d,e, Shields et al . ,b). The consequences of nondisclosure can include leaving parents mistrusting, ill informed and can result in missed opportunities for health education (Perrin & Kulkin , Chapman et al .…”