ArticleAutism : the international journal of research and practice2022
Autistic mothers' perinatal well-being and parenting styles.
Article in Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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- "I ask them what autism means for them": a qualitative study of staff experiences of working with autistic women and birthing people in community perinatal mental health teams.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
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- Understanding the experiences of receiving and providing maternity care for autistic adults: A Multi-perspectival Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis study.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Article
- Trends in research related to anxiety disorders on the autism spectrum: a bibliometric study.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2025Review
- Autistic Women's Maternal Health: A Review of the Literature on Prenatal, Birth, and Postpartum Experiences for Autistic Mothers.The undergraduate journal of public health at the University of Michigan · 2025Article
- Long-term Memory of Sensory Experiences from the First Pregnancy, its Peri-partum and Post-partum in Women with Autism Spectrum Disorders without Intellectual Disabilities: A Retrospective Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Maternal Autistic Traits and Adverse Birth Outcomes.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- A qualitative exploration of autistic mothers' experiences I: Pregnancy experiences.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2023Article
- Relationships among autistic traits, depression, anxiety, and maternal-infant bonding in postpartum women.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- The Lived Experiences of Autistic Mothers: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence.Autism & developmental language impairmentsReview
- "Yes, I can bond." Reflections of autistic women's mothering experiences in the early postpartum period.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
lay abstractAutistic people can have difficulties during pregnancy and after giving birth, such as difficulty getting health care that meets their needs. Autistic people may therefore have lower well-being than non-autistic people during this time. We asked autistic and non-autistic people to fill in questionnaires measuring stress, depression, anxiety and satisfaction with life. They were asked to do this once during pregnancy, once 2 to 3 months after giving birth and once 6 months after giving birth. At 6 months after giving birth, they also filled in questionnaires about parenting. The autistic parents had higher stress, depression and anxiety scores than the non-autistic parents. For both groups, scores for anxiety went down over time. There were no differences between the groups on satisfaction with their life or how confident they were as a parent. There were no differences between the groups on most areas of parenting style, although autistic parents scored lower on parenting discipline. This study suggests that autistic people may be more stressed, depressed and anxious than non-autistic people during pregnancy and after giving birth. Autistic people therefore need good quality support during this time. This study also suggests that autistic and non-autistic parents may be just as likely to parent in positive ways such as being sensitive to their baby's needs.
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