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Lesbian parents negotiating the health care system in Australia
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posted on 2008-02-01, 00:00 authored by R McNair, Rhonda BrownRhonda Brown, A Perlesz, J Lindsay, D De Vaus, M PittsTwenty Australian lesbian-parented families were interviewed in multigenerational family groups about the interface between their public and private worlds. Experiences of the health care bureaucracy were difficult, whereas many participants found individual providers to be approachable and caring. Three strategies were used for disclosure of their sexual orientation to health care providers: private, proud, and passive. Influences on the strategy used included family formation, role of the non-birth parent, geographic location, and expected continuity of care. Parents displayed a high degree of thoughtful planning in utilizing their preferred disclosure strategy in order to optimize safety, particularly for their children.
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Health care for women internationalVolume
29Issue
2Pagination
91 - 114Publisher
Taylor & FrancisLocation
London, EnglandPublisher DOI
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0739-9332eISSN
1096-4665Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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