Sexual Orientation-Related Disparities in Neonatal Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate whether disparities exist in adverse neonatal outcomes among the offspring of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and other sexually minoritized (LGB+) birthing people.

Methods

We used longitudinal data from 1995 to 2017 from the Nurses' Health Study II, a cohort of nurses across the United States. We restricted analyses to those who reported live births (N=70,642) in the 2001 or 2009 lifetime pregnancy questionnaires. Participants were asked about sexual orientation identity (current and past) and same-sex attractions and partners. We examined preterm birth, low birth weight, and macrosomia among 1) completely heterosexual; 2) heterosexual with past same-sex attractions, partners, or identity; 3) mostly heterosexual; 4) bisexual; and 5) lesbian or gay participants

SUBMITTER: Chakraborty P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11602367 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature