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ArticleDisability and health journal2025

Associations between disability status and stressors experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic among women with a recent live birth, 2020.

Megan Steele-Baser, Jennifer M Bombard, Cynthia H Cassell, Katherine Kortsmit, JoAnn M Thierry, Denise V D'Angelo, Sascha R Ellington, Beatriz Salvesen von Essen, Antoinette T Nguyen, Theresa Cruz and 1 more

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Megan Steele-BaserDivision of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, USA; Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, CDC Research Participation Programs, Oak Ridge, TN, USA. Electronic address: MSteele-Baser@cdc.gov.
Jennifer M BombardDivision of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, USA.
Cynthia H CassellDivision of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, USA.
Katherine KortsmitDivision of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, USA.
JoAnn M ThierryDivision of Human Development and Disability, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC, Atlanta, USA.
Denise V D'AngeloDivision of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, Atlanta, USA.
Sascha R EllingtonInfluenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC, Atlanta, USA.
Beatriz Salvesen von EssenDivision of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, USA.
Antoinette T NguyenDivision of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, USA.
Theresa CruzNational Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Lee WarnerDivision of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, USA.

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backgroundWomen with disability face more stressors around the time of pregnancy than women without disability. Limited research exists on stressors experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic among pregnant and postpartum women with and without disability.

objectiveExamine the association between disability status and experiencing certain COVID-19 stressors among women with a recent live birth.

methodsWe analyzed Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System data from 14 jurisdictions implementing the Disability and Maternal COVID-19 Experiences supplement surveys among women with a live birth from June-December 2020. We examined the prevalence of 12 individual stressors and seven stressor types (any stressor, economic, housing, childcare, food insecurity, mental health, and partner-related), by disability status. For each stressor type, we calculated adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs) using logistic regression to determine if women with disability were more likely to experience particular stressor types, controlling for respondent age, education, race and ethnicity, marital status, and payment at delivery.

resultsAmong 5961 respondents, 6.3 % reported a disability. Compared with women without disability, those with disability were more likely to experience any stressor (aPR 1.19, 95 % CI 1.14-1.24), including economic (aPR 1.38, 95 % CI 1.23-1.56), housing (aPR 1.56, 95 % CI 1.09-2.24), childcare (aPR 1.32, 95 % CI 1.11-1.58), food insecurity (aPR 2.18, 95 % CI 1.72-2.78), mental health (aPR 1.49, 95 % CI 1.37-1.62), and partner-related stressors (aPR 2.00, 95 % CI 1.55-2.58).

conclusionsFindings highlight the challenges experienced by pregnant and postpartum women with disability during public health emergencies and considerations for this population in preparedness planning.

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COVID-19Live BirthPersons with DisabilitiesPregnant PeopleStress, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultFemaleFood InsecurityHousingHumansMental HealthPandemicsPostpartum PeriodPregnancySARS-CoV-2COVID-19DisabilityMaternal healthPRAMSPregnancyStressors

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