ArticleAmerican journal of obstetrics and gynecology2016
Pregnancy among US women: differences by presence, type, and complexity of disability.
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- Maternal disability and risk for pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2020Pooled it
- Pregnancy occurrence, intendedness, and outcomes among U.S. females with and without disability, 2011-2019.Disability and health journal · 2026Article
- Equitable therapeutic design: how inclusively designed spaces help NICU families heal, connect, and thrive.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Review
- Fertility Rates Among Women With Intellectual and Developmental Disability Enrolled in Medicaid and/or Medicare, 2011-2022.Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2026Article
- Enhancing Perinatal Care for Women With Intellectual Disabilities: Clinician Insights on Involving Family Caregivers.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2026Article
- Between borders and barriers: disability prevalence, pregnancy outcomes and maternal care access on the Thai-Myanmar border, a mixed methods study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Learning from the Implementation of Disability-Inclusive Maternity Care: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Perinatal mental health and risk of severe maternal morbidity in women with physical disabilities, Massachusetts 2003-2015.Disability and health journal · 2025Article
- A qualitative meta-synthesis of the perinatal healthcare experiences of people with disability.Disability and health journal · 2025Review
- Pregnancy Experiences of Women With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.Intellectual and developmental disabilities · 2025Article
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- Pregnancy and Disability: A Scoping Review of the Rehabilitation Counseling Literature.Rehabilitation counseling bulletin · 2025Article
- A lack of evidence for disability-inclusive maternal health interventions and promising progress: an updated systematic review.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Review
- Disability justice and collective access to labour and delivery care: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Breastfeeding by Disability Status in the United States: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2018-2020.American journal of public health · 2024Article
- Adults with Cerebral Palsy: Navigating the Complexities of Aging.Brain sciences · 2023Review
- Reproductive Concerns Among Women with Disability: A Host of Opportunities for Reproductive Health Care Professionals.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2023Review
- VTE prophylaxis in pregnant people with chronic physical disability: Data from a physicians survey and the need for guidance.Obstetric medicine · 2023Article
- Depressive symptoms during the perinatal period by disability status: Findings from the United States Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System.Journal of advanced nursing · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundApproximately 12% of women of reproductive age have some type of disability. Very little is known about sexual and reproductive health issues among women with disabilities, including what proportion of women with disabilities experience pregnancy. Data on pregnancy are important to inform needs for preconception and pregnancy care for women with disabilities.
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to describe the occurrence of pregnancy among women with various types of disability and with differing levels of disability complexity, compared with women without disabilities, in a nationally representative sample. STUDY
designWe conducted cross-sectional analyses of 2008-2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey annualized data to estimate the proportion of women aged 18-44 years with and without disabilities who reported a pregnancy during 1 year of participation on the survey panel. We used a multivariable logistic regression to test the association of pregnancy with presence, type, and complexity of disability, controlling for other factors associated with pregnancy.
resultsSimilar proportions of women with and without disabilities reported a pregnancy (10.8% vs 12.3%, with 95% confidence intervals overlapping). Women with the most complex disabilities (those that impact activities such as self-care and work) were less likely to have been pregnant (adjusted odds ratio, 0.69, 95% confidence interval, 0.52-0.93), but women whose disabilities affected only basic actions (seeing, hearing, movement, cognition) did not differ significantly from women with no disabilities.
conclusionWomen with a variety of types of disabilities experience pregnancy. Greater attention is needed to the reproductive health care needs of this population to ensure appropriate contraceptive, preconception, and perinatal care.
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