ArticleAmerican journal of preventive medicine2020
Pregnancy, Birth, and Infant Outcomes Among Women Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
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- Pooled it
- Implementation of Communication Disability Documentation and Accommodations in Primary Care: A Pragmatic Type III Hybrid Implementation-Effectiveness Trial Protocol.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2026Article
- Perspectives of perinatal clinicians when caring for deaf and hard of hearing patients.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Pediatric hearing loss in the universal newborn hearing screening era: etiologies, risk indicators, and clinical phenotypes.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Antenatal depression and drug use among deaf and hard-of-hearing birthing parents: results from a U.S. National Survey.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Article
- Sexual Violence and Unintended Pregnancy in Women With Disabilities: An Intersectional, Cross-Sectional Study.American journal of preventive medicine · 2025Article
- Key components in the professional ethics of sign language interpreters in healthcare contexts: a qualitative study in Colombia.BMJ open · 2025Article
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- Training Medical Students in Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard-of-Hearing Patient Care Through Interactive Lecture and Simulation.MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources · 2025Article
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- Experiences of deaf women and girls in accessing maternal health rights and services in Uganda.African journal of disability · 2025Article
- Mental health services for the deaf: an exploratory study of the aetiology, sources of information, and access to mental health services among deaf persons in Ghana.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Cesarean birth and adverse birth outcomes among sub-populations of deaf and hard-of-hearing people.Disability and health journal · 2024Article
- Antenatal Hospital Use among Deaf and Hard of Hearing Women.American journal of perinatology · 2024Article
- Severe maternal morbidity in deaf or hard of hearing women in the United States.Preventive medicine · 2024Article
- Healthcare communication access among deaf and hard-of-hearing people during pregnancy.Patient education and counseling · 2023Article
- Experiences of pregnancy and perinatal healthcare access of women who are deaf: a qualitative study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2023Article
- Postpartum Hospital Readmissions Among Massachusetts Women Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2023Article
- Comparison of the use of prenatal care services and the risk of preterm birth between pregnant women with disabilities and those without disabilities: A nationwide cohort study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Reframing Our Health Care System for Patients With Hearing Loss.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2022Review
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Abstract
introductionBeing deaf or hard of hearing can be marginalizing and associated with inequitable health outcomes. Until recently, there were no U.S. population-based studies of pregnancy outcomes among deaf or hard of hearing women. In light of inconsistent findings in the limited available literature, this study sought to conduct a more rigorous study using population-based, longitudinal linked data to compare pregnancy complications, birth characteristics, and neonatal outcomes between deaf or hard of hearing and non-deaf or hard of hearing women.
methodsResearchers conducted a retrospective cohort study in 2019 using the Massachusetts Pregnancy to Early Life Longitudinal data system. This system links all Massachusetts birth certificates, fetal death reports, and delivery- and nondelivery-related hospital discharge records for all infants and their mothers. The study included women with singleton deliveries who gave birth in Massachusetts between January 1998 and December 2013.
resultsThe deaf or hard of hearing women had an increased risk of chronic medical conditions and pregnancy complications including pre-existing diabetes, gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia and eclampsia, and placental abruption. Deliveries to deaf or hard of hearing women were significantly associated with adverse birth outcomes, including preterm birth, low birth weight or very low weight, and low 1-minute Apgar score or low 5-minute Apgar score. No significant differences were found in size for gestational age, fetal distress, or stillbirth among deaf or hard of hearing women.
conclusionsFindings from this 2019 study indicate that deaf or hard of hearing women are at a heightened risk for chronic conditions, pregnancy-related complications, and adverse birth outcomes and underscore the need for systematic investigation of the pregnancy- and neonatal-related risks, complications, costs, mechanisms, and outcomes of deaf or hard of hearing women.
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