Barriers in access to healthcare for women with disabilities: a systematic review in qualitative studies

BK Matin, HJ Williamson, AK Karyani, S Rezaei… - BMC women's …, 2021 - Springer
Background Studies show that different socio-economic and structural factors can limit
access to healthcare for women with disabilities. The aim of the current study was to review …

Maternal disability and risk for pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis

LA Tarasoff, S Ravindran, H Malik, D Salaeva… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Women with disabilities are increasingly becoming pregnant, and growing
evidence suggests maternal disability may be associated with increased risk for perinatal …

Risk of adverse maternal outcomes in pregnant women with disabilities

JL Gleason, J Grewal, Z Chen, AN Cernich… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Women with disabilities have a higher risk of preterm birth, gestational diabetes,
preeclampsia, and cesarean delivery; however, their risk of other obstetric interventions …

Development of the Pregnancy and Motherhood Evaluation Questionnaire (PMEQ) for evaluating and measuring the impact of physical disability on pregnancy and …

F Panuccio, A Berardi, MA Marquez… - Disability and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The aim of this study was to develop a questionnaire that allows researchers to
investigate and measure the impact of physical disability on pregnancy and the …

“We don't know. We've never had anybody like you before”: Barriers to perinatal care for women with physical disabilities

LA Tarasoff - Disability and Health Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
Background While more women with physical disabilities are becoming mothers, many
encounter barriers to perinatal care and experience poor outcomes. Little is known about the …

Barriers to providing maternity care to women with physical disabilities: Perspectives from health care practitioners

M Mitra, LD Smith, SC Smeltzer, LM Long-Bellil… - Disability and health …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Women with physical disabilities are known to experience disparities in
maternity care access and quality, and communication gaps with maternity care providers …

[HTML][HTML] Maternity care experiences of women with physical disabilities: A systematic review

M Heideveld-Gerritsen, M van Vulpen, M Hollander… - Midwifery, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Fifteen percent of the world's population has some form of disability, the most
common form being a physical disability. Ten percent of women with disabilities are of …

Access to and satisfaction with prenatal care among pregnant women with physical disabilities: findings from a national survey

M Mitra, I Akobirshoev, NS Moring… - Journal of women's …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Background: Previous qualitative studies suggest that women with physical disabilities face
disability-specific barriers and challenges related to prenatal care accessibility and quality …

[HTML][HTML] Access to, and experiences of, maternity care for women with physical disabilities: A sco** review

A Blair, J Cao, A Wilson, C Homer - Midwifery, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Women with physical disabilities face multiple barriers in accessing safe,
respectful and acceptable healthcare. As the number of women with physical disabilities …

Perinatal experiences of women with physical disabilities and their recommendations for clinicians

SC Smeltzer, M Mitra, LI Iezzoni, L Long-Bellil… - Journal of Obstetric …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To explore the perinatal experiences of women with physical disabilities (WWPD)
and their associated recommendations for maternity care clinicians to improve care. Design …