ABSTRACT
There are countless proven benefits of breastfeeding, and the demand for such a right in health for transfeminine people is rarely addressed in the literature, reinforcing inequities in health. The article aims to conduct a scoping review of lactation induction for transfeminine people in the health care context. Systematic literature review in six selected databases, looking for articles with terms related to lactation and transfeminine people. Data were extracted and analyzed, summarizing the main results in tables. Three hundred ninety articles were found. After the exclusion of the duplicates there was a selection by title/abstract and a following selection by the full reading of the remaining articles, considering the pre-determined exclusion and inclusion criteria. Twenty-one articles were included, published between 2018 and 2023. Among them, six are case reports with unprecedented information on the topic, and the others are publications in various formats. Lactation induction was achieved in all the case reports. There is a fragile and recent body of evidence affirming the success of lactation induction in transgender women. There is a necessity to support this demand by health professionals and robust studies to optimize necessary interventions.
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Breast Feeding , Lactation , Transgender Persons , Humans , Female , Breast Feeding/statistics & numerical data , Male , Delivery of Health Care/organization & administrationABSTRACT
Abstract There are countless proven benefits of breastfeeding, and the demand for such a right in health for transfeminine people is rarely addressed in the literature, reinforcing inequities in health. The article aims to conduct a scoping review of lactation induction for transfeminine people in the health care context. Systematic literature review in six selected databases, looking for articles with terms related to lactation and transfeminine people. Data were extracted and analyzed, summarizing the main results in tables. Three hundred ninety articles were found. After the exclusion of the duplicates there was a selection by title/abstract and a following selection by the full reading of the remaining articles, considering the pre-determined exclusion and inclusion criteria. Twenty-one articles were included, published between 2018 and 2023. Among them, six are case reports with unprecedented information on the topic, and the others are publications in various formats. Lactation induction was achieved in all the case reports. There is a fragile and recent body of evidence affirming the success of lactation induction in transgender women. There is a necessity to support this demand by health professionals and robust studies to optimize necessary interventions.
Resumo São inúmeros os benefícios comprovados do aleitamento materno, e a demanda por tal direito em saúde para as pessoas transfemininas é pouco abordada na literatura, reforçando as iniquidades em saúde. O artigo objetiva realizar uma revisão de escopo sobre a indução da lactação para pessoas transfemininas no contexto de assistência à saúde. Revisão sistemática da literatura em seis bases de dados selecionadas, buscando artigos com termos relacionados à lactação e pessoas transfemininas. Os dados foram extraídos e analisados, resumindo os principais resultados em tabelas. Foram encontrados 390 artigos. Após a exclusão dos duplicados, procedeu-se à seleção por título/resumo e posterior seleção pela leitura na íntegra, considerando os critérios de exclusão e inclusão. Foram incluídos 21 artigos, publicados entre 2018 e 2023. Entre eles, seis são relatos de casos com informações inéditas sobre o tema, e os demais são publicações em diversos formatos. A indução da lactação foi alcançada em todos os relatos de casos. Existe um corpo de evidências frágil e recente que afirma o sucesso da indução da lactação em mulheres trans. Há necessidade de respaldar essa demanda por parte dos profissionais e estudos robustos para otimizar as intervenções necessárias.
