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Legacies and Futures: Measuring Roles of Resilience and Vulnerability in Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes

Sponsor: University College, London

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Pregnancy care typically assumes patients are heterosexual married women whose gender matches their assigned sex (i.e., cisgender), stigmatizing patients and creating limitations, blocking affirming care. Consequently, lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, intersex, asexual, and/or transgender (LGBTQIA+) parents face minority stress as discrimination in antenatal care. This mixed-methods study assesses stressors and resilience factors on pregnancy and birth outcomes. LGBTQIA+ pregnant parents (n=200) are case-matched with cisheterosexual peers (n=600). Primary data comes from two panel surveys, one antenatally and one postpartum, combined with medical records. A sub-sample (n=30) will complete a journal between surveys. Findings will inform care guidelines and provider training.

Official title: Legacies and Futures: Gestational Parents' Experiences With Vulnerability and Resilience as it Influence Parent and Neonatal Health

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