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Colleen Reynolds @colleenareynolds.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

One of my dissertation papers was recently published in @amjepi.bsky.social We show DAGs can be a useful tool to guide covariate adjustment & argue that LGBTQ health disparities research: (1) is often descriptive & adjustment should be minimal, e.g. weighting for study design/sampling. 1/4

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Covariate adjustment in LGBTQ+ health disparities research: aligning methods with assumptions

Abstract. In 2016, the National Institutes of Health designated LGBTQ+ individuals (ie, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and all sexual and gend

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LGBTQ Health Center of Excellence @lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

"Harms of restricting abortion care fall hardest on those who already face significant social barriers and barriers to health care." Much more research is essential to ensuring #HealthEquity for ALL. Read more in this Q&A b/t @rewirenewsgroup.com & @payalc.bsky.social #medsky #publichealth #LGBTQ

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Queer People Nearly Twice as Likely To Terminate Pregnancy—New Study

"Abortion is an LGBTQ+ issue."

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Payal Chakraborty @payalc.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Grateful to @rewirenewsgroup.com for the thoughtful coverage of our recent publication! Check out the article below 👇 #episky #reprosky #medsky #LGBTQ #queersky #publichealth #abortioncare

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Payal Chakraborty @payalc.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Proud to share our new study published in @jama.com Network Open, shedding light on how abortion is an LGBTQ+ issue. Grateful to have led this work with an incredible team. Read more below ⬇️ #episky #reprosky #medsky #LGBTQ #queersky #publichealth #abortioncare

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Payal Chakraborty @payalc.bsky.social · 04/10/2024

The study looks at disparities in neonatal outcomes by the sexual orientation of the birthing person

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Payal Chakraborty @payalc.bsky.social · 03/10/2024

Our findings highlight the critical need to address the structural barriers and health care needs underlying these disparities. (2/2)

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Payal Chakraborty @payalc.bsky.social · 02/07/2024

LGB+ people continue to face discrimination and social inequities, impacting their reproductive health. Addressing the mechanisms (e.g., structural barriers and healthcare needs) underlying these disparities is critical. (6/6)

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Payal Chakraborty @payalc.bsky.social · 02/07/2024

Risk was elevated for gestational hypertension among bisexual and lesbian/gay participants and for preeclampsia among lesbian/gay participants. (5/6)

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Payal Chakraborty @payalc.bsky.social · 02/07/2024

We found that compared to heterosexual participants with no same-sex experience, mostly heterosexual participants had a 31% higher risk of gestational hypertension. Heterosexual participants with same-sex experience had a 31% higher risk of gestational diabetes. (4/6)

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Payal Chakraborty @payalc.bsky.social · 02/07/2024

This was one of the few studies to look at sexual orientation disparities in gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, and preeclampsia, and used data from a large national cohort study in the U.S. (3/6)

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Payal Chakraborty @payalc.bsky.social · 02/07/2024

This work was led by @payalc.bsky.social, @colleenareynolds.bsky.social, @taborhoatson.bsky.social, @britshmit.bsky.social, & Obedin-Maliver, Austin, Haneuse, McKetta, Soled, Huang, Stuart, Everett, Chavarro, Eliassen, Rich-Edwards. (2/6)

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Payal Chakraborty @payalc.bsky.social · 01/04/2024

Because LGB+ people experience many sources of social inequities, these disparities may be due to multiple mechanisms. Future work in reducing these disparities (e.g., addressing structural barriers & healthcare needs) is critical for achieving reproductive health equity. (5/5)

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Payal Chakraborty @payalc.bsky.social · 01/04/2024

For example, pregnancies to mostly heterosexual people are at 22% higher risk of gestational hypertension & offspring of lesbian people are at >2 times the risk of low birthweight. Bisexual & lesbian people experience a high burden of almost all 6 outcomes. (4/5)

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Payal Chakraborty @payalc.bsky.social · 01/04/2024

We found that LGB+ people may be at higher risk of gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, and low birthweight. However, inequities differ across LGB+ subgroups. (3/5)

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Payal Chakraborty @payalc.bsky.social · 01/04/2024

We pooled data from two national U.S. cohorts to measure sexual orientation disparities in 6 outcomes: preterm birth, low birthweight, macrosomia, gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, and preeclampsia. (2/5)

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Payal Chakraborty @payalc.bsky.social · 01/04/2024

Our team’s article, “Sexual orientation disparities in adverse pregnancy outcomes” by @payalc.bsky.social, @colleenareynolds.bsky.social, @britshmit.bsky.social & Schroeder, McKetta, Everett, Obedin-Maliver, Austin, Haneuse was just published by AJOG! doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... (1/5)

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