Associations between heteronormative information, parental support and stress among same-sex mothers in Sweden-A web survey.
Helene Appelgren EngströmCatrin BorneskogCarina LoebElisabet Häggström-NordinAnna-Lena AlmqvistPublished in: Nursing open (2021)
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.