Study Finds Transgender People Who Give Birth May Face Health Problems

A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that transgender people who give birth are more likely to have lasting health problems than biological women who give birth.

These individuals are more likely to have respiratory illness, anxiety, and depression.

The study also found that transgender individuals have similar rates of preterm birth and severe parental morbidity and lower rates of cesarean delivery when compared to biological women.

Reporting from The Washington Times:

The study found that trans people receiving public insurance through Medicaid were younger (averaging 23 years old) than cisgender people (average age 26), less likely to be White (33.6% compared with 49.8%) and likelier to have a chronic condition (22.7% versus 14.9%) like anxiety, depression, respiratory illness and substance abuse.

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