ArticleCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2018
Exploring the prenatal experience of women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: In a southeastern Ontario family health team.
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- Pooled it
- Enhancing Perinatal Care for Women With Intellectual Disabilities: Clinician Insights on Involving Family Caregivers.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2026Article
- Barriers and facilitators impacting access to sexual and reproductive health services for women with intellectual disability.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Pregnancy Experiences of Women With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.Intellectual and developmental disabilities · 2025Article
- Preconception health disparities among reproductive-aged women with and without disabilities in Canada.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2024Article
- [Ableist obstetric violence against women with disabilities: An integrative literature review].Salud colectiva · 2023Review
- Clinician-reported barriers to providing perinatal care to women with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Journal of intellectual & developmental disability · 2023Article
- Pregnancy recommendations from women with intellectual and developmental disabilities to their peers.Disability and health journal · 2022Article
- Barriers to and facilitators of effective communication in perinatal care: a qualitative study of the experiences of birthing people with sensory, intellectual, and/or developmental disabilities.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Challenges in Providing Reproductive and Gynecologic Care to Women With Intellectual Disabilities: A Review of Existing Literature.Journal of family & reproductive health · 2022Review
- A Socio-Ecological Approach to Understanding the Perinatal Care Experiences of People with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities in Ontario, Canada.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify psychosocial challenges facing pregnant women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) using retrospective, routinely collected electronic medical record data.
designA retrospective qualitative study using narratives and supporting documents found in the electronic medical record of an academic family health team (FHT).
settingAcademic FHT in southeastern Ontario.
participantsA sample of 10 women with a diagnosis of IDD, rostered to physicians at the academic FHT, who delivered a child between January 2010 and June 2015 (14 pregnancies). Exclusion criteria included women who received prenatal care from a midwife and women for whom no delivery or antenatal records were available.
methodsThematic analysis of data collected from a retrospective chart review. MAIN
findingsMany women with IDD had yes marked on their antenatal records for poor social supports, family violence, and parenting concerns. Women with IDD had pregnancies that were characterized by complex social environments, financial instability, discord between their perceptions and their physicians' perceptions, and stressful encounters with Child and Family Services.
conclusionFindings in this study support previous research that pregnant women with IDD are a vulnerable population, at higher risk of adverse health outcomes. There is a need for specific care guidelines for health care providers, as well as additional resources and social supports.
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