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Associations between heteronormative information, parental support and stress among same-sex mothers in Sweden-A web survey
Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Health and Welfare. (CHIP)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3238-063X
Northumbria Univ, Fac Hlth & Life Sci, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.;Dalarna Univ, Sch Hlth & Welf, Falun, Sweden..
Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Health and Welfare.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2576-1944
Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Health and Welfare. (CHIP)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2722-5544
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2021 (English)In: Nursing Open, E-ISSN 2054-1058Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

The aim was to investigate same-sex mothers' self-assessed experiences of forming a family, and the association between heteronormative information, parental support and parenting stress. Design: A quantitative, cross-sectional study. Methods: In a web survey conducted in Sweden in 2019, same-sex mothers (N = 146) with a child aged 1-3 years answered questions about their experiences of forming a family through assisted reproduction and questions about parenting stress. Descriptive statistics describes the process of forming a family. Pearson's correlation analyses and independent sample t tests were used to test hypotheses about heteronormative information, parental support and parenting stress. Results: Same-sex mothers experienced going through assisted reproduction treatment as stressful, and parental groups as not being supportive. Heteronormative information correlated with both lower perceived parental support and higher perceived parenting stress. Non-birth mothers experienced less acknowledgement and support than birthmothers.

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WILEY , 2021.
Keywords [en]
antenatal care, child health care, midwifery, nursing, parental support, parenting stress, same-sex mothers
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Health Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-55509DOI: 10.1002/nop2.986ISI: 000670733600001PubMedID: 34237202Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85109412400OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-55509DiVA, id: diva2:1583116
Available from: 2021-08-05 Created: 2021-08-05 Last updated: 2022-11-17Bibliographically approved
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1. Family formation in two-mother families: Experiences of parental support in antenatal and child health care in Sweden
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Family formation in two-mother families: Experiences of parental support in antenatal and child health care in Sweden
2021 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

The aim with the thesis was to examine same-sex mothers experiences of forming a family, pregnancy, parenthood and parental support from professionals in antenatal and child health care. An additional purpose was to explore professionals' experiences of meeting and supporting families with two mothers.

The results are based on four articles (three studies). The project started with exploratory semi-structured interviews (n = 20) with mothers in same-sex relationships who had children with the help of assisted reproduction at a Swedish clinic. Thereafter, a web survey was designed based on the results from the first sub-study. The survey, as well as a survey on perceived parenting stress (SPSQ), was answered by 146 mothers in same-sex relationships. Finally, focus groups were held with professionals (n = 13) in antenatal and child health care with experience of meeting and supporting families with two mothers.

The results showed that the mothers in same-sex relationships experienced the process of forming a family as a stressful journey in a heteronormative world, and that they lacked psychological / emotional support (Articles I, III). The results also showed that the mothers strived for equal parenthood and that they lacked professional support (Articles II, III).

Furthermore, the results showed that the non-birth mother experienced a lower degree of acknowledgement from antenatal and child health care than the mother who gave birth, and a lower degree of support from antenatal care but no difference in the experience of support from child health care. The mothers also experienced a low degree of parenting stress (Article III).

Professionals strived for an open approach in meeting new parents. They met well-prepared mothers who planned for equal parenting. Professionals expressed that they either gave equal support to all parents, or that they provided tailored support to same-sex mothers (Article IV).

The thesis contributes with an in-depth understanding and increased knowledge about mothers in same-sex relationships' experience of family formation as well as their experience of treatment and support from professionals in antenatal and child health care. Furthermore, it also shows professionals' experiences of meeting and supporting families with two mothers.

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Västerås: Mälardalen University, 2021
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Mälardalen University Press Dissertations, ISSN 1651-4238 ; 342
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Medical and Health Sciences Nursing
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Care Sciences
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urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-55668 (URN)978-91-7485-516-6 (ISBN)
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2021-10-22, Gamma samt via Zoom, Mälardalens högskola, Västerås, 09:15 (Swedish)
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Available from: 2021-08-27 Created: 2021-08-27 Last updated: 2021-10-01Bibliographically approved

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