Debra Chasnoff and Kim Klausner tell the story of 6- lesbian headed families. By delving into showing a variety of family types, they show
For Choosing Children: Launching the Lesbian Mom Boom (1985) Debra Chasnoff and Kim Klausner tell the story of 6 lesbian - headed families. In this interview, Rochelle Austin, describes being denied having her girlfriend in the room for support during her delivery.
Given the Black maternal and infant mortality rate discussion, it is notable that Rochelle had to be sedated several times and passed out. At what had to be one of the most frightening times in her life, she was denied basic human sympathy.
After this emergency, her social worker then asked who her girlfriend was. She had to explain in front of a board, hospital officials, and her social worker that her girlfriend was her lover. Her daughter was born prematurely and was in critical condition but this didn't stop nurses from mocking her and her girlfriend's desire to raise their child jointly.
What the nurses did would likely be considered "fine", by the same people who threaten violence for anything that might happen to their own families. Choosing Children: Launching the Lesbian Mom Boom (1985) can be found on Kanopy. I haven't found it streaming anywhere else.
Interestingly, there are a few articles on Newspapers.com about this video. One even features a picture of Rochelle and her son, Elhorin, who also appears in the film's trailer.