Abstract
As modern family composition shifts—for many, away from a heteronormative nuclear
family—so, too, must the health care that families receive. Lesbian women and their
families face particular difficulties with maternity care in the United States and
internationally, because many care providers lack an understanding of this population’s
specific health care needs. In this article, I examine the challenges faced by lesbian
women during the transition period to new motherhood and recommend improvements that
can be made by individual providers and the health care system as a whole to better
provide culturally competent health care for this population.
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Biography
Isabel Gregg, RN, MS, WHNP-BC, is a women’s health nurse practitioner at New York University Langone Medical Center, Bellevue Hospital Center, in New York, NY.
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The author reports no conflicts of interest or relevant financial relationships.
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