SynthesisPediatrics2020
Health of Newborns and Infants Born to Women With Disabilities: A Meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Pediatrics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- An evaluation of conceptual frameworks to improve reproductive health outcomes among women with physical disabilities.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Pooled it
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- Health inequalities among people with disabilities: an umbrella review and evidence synthesis.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Review
- Disability status and socioeconomic related inequality in receiving quality antenatal care in nine low- and middle-income countries: A multilevel analysis.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Leaving no one behind: the impact of disability and socioeconomic status on maternal continuum of care.BMC public health · 2025Article
- A qualitative meta-synthesis of the perinatal healthcare experiences of people with disability.Disability and health journal · 2025Review
- Reproductive health programs in women with physical disabilities: A scoping review protocol.PloS one · 2025Article
- Disability justice and collective access to labour and delivery care: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Maternal disability and initiation and duration of breastfeeding: analysis of a Canadian cross-sectional survey.International breastfeeding journal · 2023Article
- Unmet needs, limited access: A qualitative study of postpartum health care experiences of people with disabilities.Journal of advanced nursing · 2023Article
- Impact of social-, health-, and disability-related factors on pregnancy outcomes in women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A population-based latent class analysis.Disability and health journal · 2023Article
- Risk of adverse neonatal outcomes among pregnant women with disabilities.International journal of epidemiology · 2023Article
- Disability and in-hospital breastfeeding practices and supports in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study.The Lancet. Public health · 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
- Perinatal mental illness among women with disabilities: a population-based cohort study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2022Article
- Neonatal Outcomes of Mothers With a Disability.Pediatrics · 2022Article
- Continuity of primary care and prenatal care adequacy among women with disabilities in Ontario: A population-based cohort study.Disability and health journal · 2022Article
- Reproductive and pregnancy health care for women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A scoping review.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2022Article
- Birth outcomes among women with congenital neuromuscular disabilities.Disability and health journal · 2022Article
- Improved Obstetric Care for People with Disabilities: An Urgent Call for Accessibility and Inclusion.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2022Article
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Abstract
contextWomen with disabilities are at elevated risk for pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum complications. However, there has not been a synthesis of literature on the neonatal and infant health outcomes of their offspring.
objectiveWe examined the association between maternal disability and risk for adverse neonatal and infant health outcomes. DATA SOURCES: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, Medline, and PsycINFO were searched from database inception to January 2020. STUDY SELECTION: Studies were included if they reported original data on the association between maternal physical, sensory, or intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and neonatal or infant health outcomes; had a referent group of women with no disabilities; were peer-reviewed journal articles or theses; and were written in English. DATA EXTRACTION: We used standardized instruments to extract data and assess study quality. DerSimonian and Laird random effects models were used for pooled analyses.
resultsThirty-one studies, representing 20 distinct cohorts, met our inclusion criteria. Meta-analyses revealed that newborns of women with physical, sensory, and intellectual and/or developmental disabilities were at elevated risk for low birth weight and preterm birth, with smaller numbers of studies revealing elevated risk for other adverse neonatal and infant outcomes. LIMITATIONS: Most studies had moderate (
conclusionsIn future work, researchers should explore the roles of tailored preconception and perinatal care, along with family-centered pediatric care particularly in the newborn period, in mitigating adverse outcomes among offspring of women with disabilities.
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