Smiling couple embracing and looking at a positive pregnancy test // Photo credit: JLco - Julia Amaral
Queer & Trans PREG II
Preconception Resilience and Experiences pre-Gestation
Building a family as an LGBTQ+ person can be a powerful experience that represents hope for a better future.
However, there's little research on the experiences of family formation among our community during this vulnerable time.
We want to change that.
Person with prosthetic arm holding pregnant partner’s belly from behind and both are looking at the belly // Photo credit: shironosov
LGBTQ+ representation in family formation & perinatal health research is vital.
We need to better understand
who in our community needs family formation and preconception services
how our community wants family formation and preconception care delivered
when supportive care experiences—or lack thereof—impact our health outcomes
Your participation can help promote
no one remaining invisible or getting left behind
family formation interventions and programs that are designed for us
the minimization of health risks so you can focus on being the best parent you can be
Couple with braids looking down at sonograms with a healthcare provider sitting across from them // Photo credit: Anchiy
About the study
Queer & Trans PREG II is the prequel to the original QT PREG (Perinatal Resilience and Experiences of Gestation) study. We developed this study based on a key finding from QT PREG–specifically that family formation and preconception experiences greatly impacted pregnancy and postpartum experiences and mental well-being.
QT PREG II is focused on understanding the experiences and use of medically-assisted family formation among LGBTQ+ couples who are able to become pregnant. We hope that by focusing on this specific group, we will be able to promote structural changes that tangibly improve the delivery of family formation services for LGBTQ+ fertility patients.
Couple looking intently at a pregnancy test for results // Photo credit: blackCAT
Eligibility
If you or your partner received fertility services in the past six months for the purposes of family formation and both 1) identify as LGBTQ+, 2) have the ability to become pregnant, 3) live in the U.S., and 4) speak and read English, then you may be eligible.
Smiling couple holding up a sonogram // Photo credit: Vanessa Nunes
Participation
The study will take place online and consist of:
1. A ~20 minute survey per partner
2. A joint family formation timeline
3. A joint 60–90 minute interview on Zoom
Smiling couple holding and looking at their toddler // Mandy & Jojo // Photo credit: Kaia’s 2 Moms
Compensation
You and your partner can be compensated up to $50. Your participation will also help the future health of our childbearing community.
Partner with short hair kisses their pregnant partner on the head while both are touching the pregnant belly // Photo credit: trumzz
Sharing Stories of LGBTQ+ Family Formation
To change the future of LGBTQ+ families, their health, and their healthcare experience.
Want to share your story?
We invite you to take our less than 5-minute survey to see if you’re eligible to be in the first national research study on the experiences of medically assisted family formation among LGBTQ+ couples.
Couple with curly, textured hair seated in bed and one person is wrapping their arms around the pregnant partner // MyLin & Lindsay // Photo credit: Angela Kim
