Course Module

Gender & Sexuality - Google Doc

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Online Resources

PDFs

• Wheel of Power & Privilege - Adapted from CCRweb.ca & @SylviaDuckworth

• Tip Sheet Providing Care to Trans Men and all Trans Masculine Spectrum Clients - Association of Ontario Midwives

• Color-By-Number Illustrations of Pelvic Anatomy - Anne Frye

• Pelvic Floor Model Instructions & Patterns - Anne Frye

• A New View of a Woman’s Body - Images of the anatomy of the pelvis

  • Image 3-30 The uterus in sexual arousal

  • Image 4-9 A view of the uterus, intestines and bladder

Web pages

• How inclusive language can help to reduce birth trauma, Heather Spears, Wellcome Collection (May 24, 2024)

• Updates on Pregnancy Outcomes in Transgender Men, K. Ashley Brandt, DO (July 10, 2023)

• Perinatal Care for Trans and Nonbinary People Birthing in Heteronormative “Maternity” Services: Experiences and Educational Needs of Professionals - Sally Pezaro, Rebecca Crowther, Gemma Pearce, Adam Jowett, Laura Godfrey-Isaacs, Isaac Samuels, and Vic Valentine

• Is There Sex After Baby? The New Mom Dilemma - Aviva Romm

• Our Bodies Ourselves

• Netter Images - Images from Frank H. Netter, Atlas of the Human Body

• Feminist Women’s Health Center - We have a vision of a world where all women freely make their own decisions regarding their bodies, reproduction and sexuality - a world where women can fulfill their own unique potential and live healthy whole lives.

• Options for Sexual Health - Sexual and Reproductive Health Care and Education

• Planned Parenthood

• Trans Student Educational Resources - TSER is the only national organization run by young transgender people.

• A New Generation Overthrows Gender - Jon Brooks, NPR.org

• Milk Junkies Blog : Trevor MacDonald - Blog written by a transgender dad and gestational parent.

• Postpartum Sex Resources : Tynan Rhea

• Center of Excellence For Transgender Health - Transgender Health Learning Center

• National LGBT Health Education Center - The National LGBT Health Education Center provides educational programs, resources, and consultation to health care organizations with the goal of optimizing quality, cost-effective health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.

• InterAct - Advocates for Intersex Youth

• Vancouver midwifery collective cares for nonbinary and trans clients - article by V.S. Wells, The Georgia Straight

• How Can Midwives Help Queer and Trans Families Feel Safe? - article by Kathryn Jezer-Morton, Jezebel

• Anatomical Language - Patient-approved Terminology Chart (fill in)

• Alexis Hoffkling, et al. “From erasure to opportunity: a qualitative study of the experiences of transgender men around pregnancy and recommendations for providers”

• Planned Parenthood: Transgender and Nonbinary Identities and Transgender Identity Terms and Labels

• Gender Inclusive Clinical Language

• Two-Spirit & LGBTQIA Indigenous Health

Associations & Organizations

• Queer and Transgender Midwives Association

• Trevor Project

Books

• Beyond the Gender Binary, by Alok Vaid-Menon

• Sounds Fake but Okay: An Asexual and Aromatic Perspective on Love, Relationships, Sex, and Pretty Much Anything Else by Sarah Costello and Kayla Kaszyca

Videos

Pleasure in Pregnancy with Raven V. Faber, (available for NMI students until 10/26/2024)

During this talk, we will explore the benefits of enjoying sex and pleasure during pregnancy as well as how to do so mindfully and safely either solo or with a partner. We will also address several of the most common questions that pregnant people tend to ask out of concern for themselves and their babies in an effort to help assuage concerns while encouraging healthy sexual exploration. Finally, we will explore what midwives can to do help their patients feel heard and cared for while discussing sex during pregnancy without shame or judgment.

Kimberle Crenshaw, The Urgency of Intersectionality, TED Talk, 2016

https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality?language=en#t-6078 

Gender, Sexuality, and Inclusion of All Families in Midwifery Practice

Every Body Midwifery and Health

Note: The video cannot be watched here, but is viewable if you click on the button “Watch on Vimeo”

1:34:29 minutes

Midwifery Care for Every Body

Integrating Transgender and Genderqueer Inclusive Practices for the Benefit of All Clients