Impactos da discriminação no cuidado perinatal de homens transgênero impacts of discrimination in transgender men perinatal health care
International Journal of Development Research
Impactos da discriminação no cuidado perinatal de homens transgênero impacts of discrimination in transgender men perinatal health care
Received 19th August, 2022 Received in revised form 10th August, 2022 Accepted 29th September, 2022 Published online 30th September, 2022
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Objective: To analyze scientific evidence on the experience of transgender men during pregnancy and their perspectives on health services. Method: Integrative literature review, built from research in Pubmed, Virtual Health Library, Scopus and Web of Science databases, with the guiding question: “What’s the experience of transgender men during pregnancy about health services?”. Results: 698 articles were captured, electing 9 for review. The analysis made it possible to identify three thematic categories: Structural barriers to health care in the pregnancy of transgender men; Obstetric care beyond cisgender women; Organization of health services for monitoring the pregnancy of transgender men: the Brazilian background. Conclusion: Transgender men may wish to build a family and affirm their gender, but to this group have comprehensive care, it’s necessary to train the health team and to build ways to guarantee reproductive rights.
