Undergraduate Honors student Madison Bissa published this article in the peer-reviewed American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology MFM!
Using the Experiences of Pregnancy cohort, Madi examined whether asking participants questions about their gender led to participant dropping out of the study.
The study found that asking several questions about gender identity, modality, and binary did not lead to participant dropout. This answers researcher concerns that cisgender participants offended by gender-related questions may drop out of their study, in turn supporting that the academic and social benefits of measuring gender identity outweigh worries about participant dropout.
Find the paper here! https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajogmf.2024.101484
This work was conducted under the mentorship of the cohort’s PI Dr. Rioux with the contribution of PhD student Kira London-Nadeau (Université de Montréal) and Robert-Paul Juster, director of the Center on Sex*Gender, Allostasis, and Resilience (CESAR).