Undergoing pregnancy and childbirth as trans masculine in Sweden: experiencing and dealing with structural discrimination, gender norms and microaggressions in …

F Falck, L Frisén, C Dhejne… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background A sterilization requirement to change legal gender was removed from Swedish
law in 2013, facilitating pregnancy in trans masculine individuals. The limited number of …

Reconceiving reproductive health systems: caring for trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people during pregnancy and childbirth

E Kukura - Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 2022 - cambridge.org
This article examines the barriers to quality health care for transgender, nonbinary, and
gender-expansive people (TGE) who become pregnant and give birth, identifying three …

Perinatal care for trans and nonbinary people birthing in heteronormative “maternity” services: Experiences and educational needs of professionals

S Pezaro, R Crowther, G Pearce, A Jowett… - Gender & …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Childbearing trans and nonbinary people are confronted with the heteronormative and
cisgender frameworks that underpin “maternity” services. We explored the educational …

[HTML][HTML] How norms concerning maternity, femininity and cisgender increase stress among lesbians, bisexual women and transgender people with a fear of childbirth

A Malmquist, J Wikström, L Jonsson, K Nieminen - Midwifery, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective: To explore and describe norms concerning maternity, femininity and cisgender in
lesbian and bisexual women and transgender people (LBT) assigned female at birth, with …

Ontologies of transition (s) in healthcare practice: Examining the lived experiences and representations of transgender adults transitioning in healthcare

A Shepherd, B Hanckel - Social Perspectives on Trans Health, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
In this article, we examine the ways transitions are constructed and represented within
healthcare settings vis-à-vis lived experiences. Drawing on in-depth interviews with …

Abortion at the edges: politics, practices, performances

B Baird, E Millar - Women's studies international forum, 2020 - Elsevier
This article provides a brief overview of the state of discourse, politics and provision of
abortion in the Anglophone West, including developments in the wake of the COVID-19 …

The use of gender-neutral language in maternity settings: a narrative literature review

KA Crossan, S Geraghty… - British Journal of …, 2023 - magonlinelibrary.com
Background/Aims Midwives are vital healthcare professionals that are autonomous and
passionate specialists on women, pregnancy, birthing and families. Staying up to date with …

Beyond the pregnant man: representing trans pregnancy in A Deal With The Universe

R Pearce, FR White - Feminist Media Studies, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
March 26 2018: A powerful atmosphere of anticipation suffuses the sumptuous BFI
Southbank auditorium as people slowly gather for the sold-out premiere and centrepiece …

(En) Gendering the word 'midwife': semantics, etymology and orientations

J Pendleton - Journal of Gender Studies, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This discussion paper takes as its starting point the marginal existence of men in the
seemingly mono-gendered arena of childbearing, both as midwives and as service users. It …

A pregnant pause: Pregnancy, miscarriage, and suspended time

V Browne - Hypatia, 2022 - cambridge.org
This article takes the rupturing of normative, linear, reproductive time that occurs in the event
of miscarriage as a potentially generative philosophical moment—a catalyst to rethink …