ArticleJournal of women's health (2002)2015
Physical Accessibility of Routine Prenatal Care for Women with Mobility Disability.
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- Implications of Physical Access Barriers for Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment in Women with Mobility Disability.Journal of disability policy studies · 2022Article
- Birth outcomes among women with congenital neuromuscular disabilities.Disability and health journal · 2022Article
- Women with mobility disabilities' experiences of maternity care during pregnancy, labour and puerperium in Eswatini.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2022Article
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- Perspectives of Patients with Diverse Disabilities Regarding Healthcare Accommodations to Promote Healthcare Equity: a Qualitative Study.Journal of general internal medicine · 2021Article
- Including the Excluded in Antenatal Care: A Systematic Review of Concerns for D/deaf Pregnant Women.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Reproductive Health in Women with Physical Disability: A Conceptual Framework for the Development of New Patient-Reported Outcome Measures.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2020Article
- Disability and Pregnancy: A Cross-Federal Agency Collaboration to Collect Population-Based Data About Experiences Around the Time of Pregnancy.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2020Article
- Ensuring the Reproductive Rights of Women with Intellectual Disability.Journal of intellectual & developmental disability · 2020Article
- Accessibility of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Patients With Disability: Observations From Physicians.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2019Article
- Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Spinal Cord Injuries: A Population-Based Study.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2019Article
- Adaptive parenting strategies used by mothers with physical disabilities caring for infants and toddlers.Health & social care in the community · 2019Article
- Views of teenage children about the effects of a Parent's mobility disability.Disability and health journal · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundRoutine prenatal care includes physical examinations and weight measurement. Little is known about whether access barriers to medical diagnostic equipment, such as examination tables and weight scales, affect prenatal care among pregnant women with physical disabilities.
methodsWe conducted 2-hour, in-depth telephone interviews with 22 women using a semistructured, open-ended interview protocol. All women had significant mobility difficulties before pregnancy and had delivered babies within the prior 10 years. We recruited most participants through social networks. We sorted interview transcript texts using used NVivo software and conducted conventional content analyses to identify major themes.
resultsInterviewee's mean (standard deviation) age was 34.8 (5.3) years. Most were white, well-educated, and higher income; 8 women had spinal cord injuries, 4 cerebral palsy, and 10 had other conditions; 18 used wheeled mobility aids. Some women's obstetricians had height adjustable examination tables, which facilitated transfers for physical examinations. Other women had difficulty transferring onto fixed height examination tables and were examined while sitting in their wheelchairs. Family members and/or clinical staff sometimes assisted with transfers; some women reported concerns about transfer safety. No women reported being routinely weighed on an accessible weight scale by their prenatal care clinicians. A few were never weighed during their pregnancies.
conclusionsInaccessible examination tables and weight scales impede some pregnant women with physical disabilities from getting routine prenatal physical examinations and weight measurement. This represents substandard care. Adjustable height examination tables and wheelchair accessible weight scales could significantly improve care and comfort for pregnant women with physical disabilities.
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