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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: OBJECTIVE, METHODS, METHODS, METHODS, METHODS, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Adult, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health Services Needs and Demand, Homosexuality, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Maternal Health Services, Middle Aged, Mothers, Northwestern United States, Parenting, Prejudice, Social Support, Stereotyping, Surveys and Questionnaires.
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Are we mothers too : childbearing experiences of lesbian families? Context: To describe lesbians' personal and health care experiences of becoming pregnant, giving birth, and being mothers and comothers within the context of potentially oppressive family, social, and political structures. Critical ethnography. Participants' homes, lesbian mother support group, and prenatal clinics and hospitals in the Pacific Northwest. English-speaking self-identified lesbian women, including 21 interview and six focus-group participants and approximately 43 observed in a support group. In-depth open-ended interviews, focus group, and participant observation. Content/categorical analysis followed by discussion of the mother's stories and a critical conversation about lesbian mothering. The seven organizing themes are as follows: preparing the way: becoming ready; conception: you can't just fall into it; you can hear a heartbeat: pregnancy; birthing our babies; the work of mothers and mothers who work; families who sustain and families who oppose; and sources of support in everyday life. The first four are described in this article.
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Health care providers, policy makers, and the public can be better informed about the specific needs of childbearing lesbians. Final Decision: yes