THE NATIONAL LESBIAN FAMILY STUDY .1. INTERVIEWS WITH PROSPECTIVE MOTHERS

Authors
GARTRELL N HAMILTON J BANKS A MOSBACHER D REED N SPARKS CH BISHOP H
Citation
N. Gartrell et al., THE NATIONAL LESBIAN FAMILY STUDY .1. INTERVIEWS WITH PROSPECTIVE MOTHERS, American journal of orthopsychiatry, 66(2), 1996, pp. 272-281
Citations number
40
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychiatry
Journal title
American journal of orthopsychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029432
Volume
66
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
272 - 281
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9432(1996)66:2<272:TNLFS.>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
This first report from a longitudinal study of 84 lesbian families 70 of which include a co-mother as well as a birthmother whose child was conceived by donor insemination, presents interview data on parental r elationships, social supports, pregnancy motives and preferences, stig matization concerns, and coping strategies. Methodological limitations of studying this special population are noted, and plans for follow-u p interviews over the course of 25 years are outlined.