Abstract
Consensual non-monogamous parenting couples are at increased risk for health inequities, especially during the transition to parenthood. This article presents partial results of a more extensive mixed-methods study exploring the conciliation of these couples’ parenting role and their sexual lifestyle, more specifically, their perceptions of health care providers including nurses. Semi-structured interviews and online questionnaires were completed with a total of 6 participants. Positive and negative issues were identified that were clients- and health care providers-based. The Expanding the Movement for Empowerment and Reproductive Justice lens was used to discuss the positive and negative consequences. Nurses need to develop, implement and evaluate a different clinical approach with these couples, who are aware of the health risks associated with their lifestyle, yet they always put their families first. Nurse administrators need to assess their institutional policies that are based on hetero-mononormative assumptions.
Highlights
Consensual non-monogamous couples (CNMCs), having made a conscious decision to have more than one sexual partner,[1] identify as swingers, polyamorous or being in open relationships
Purposive sampling utilizing key informants and the snowball technique[16] were used to obtain a sample of consensual non-monogamous parenting couples’ (CNMPCs) living in Winnipeg, Canada and who identified as consensual non-monogamistes during the transition to parenthood
At the beginning of the transition to parenthood, four participants identified as swingers, one was in an open relationship, and the last one was polyamorous
Summary
Consensual non-monogamous couples (CNMCs), having made a conscious decision to have more than one sexual partner,[1] identify as swingers, polyamorous or being in open relationships. Sexual minorities including CNMCs appear to experience more health disparities than the rest of the population This can be attributed to minority stress,[8] which can increase with discrimination encountered in their daily lives as well as during health care encounters[9]. This population can experience higher levels of mental health issues, and higher rates of tobacco, alcohol, and substance use.[8] The findings from the study conducted by O’Byrne and Watts[5] on CNMCs and their sexual practices indicate that CNMCs may be at greater risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and may delay or refrain from seeking health care for their sexual health. Women in this study were at greater risk of developing
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