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WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES: BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO ACCESSING SERVICES DURING PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH AND EARLY MOTHERHOODSchool of Nursing <strong>and</strong> Midwifery, Trinity College DublinTable 7: Studies describing facilita<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>to</strong> accessing services among women <strong>with</strong> mental health difficultiesAuthor(s) &YearJesse et al(2008)Buultjens &Liamput<strong>to</strong>ng(2007)Edge (2006)Edge <strong>and</strong>Rogers(2005)Edwards <strong>and</strong>Timmons(2005)Ugarriza(2004)Heneghan etal (2004)Diaz-Caneja<strong>and</strong> Johnson(2004)Shakespeare et al(2003)Ugarriza(2002)Country Aim Methodology Population Group/SampleSize<strong>Facilita<strong>to</strong>rs</strong> <strong>to</strong> accessing servicesU.S.A. See Table 9 See Table 9 See Table 9 Trust. Health care professionals’voluntary offer of support <strong>and</strong> helpAustralia See Table 9 See Table 9 See Table 9 Provide education <strong>to</strong> women aboutpostnatal illness <strong>and</strong> service availableU.K. See Table 9 See Table 9 See Table 9 Counselling services more acceptablethan drugs. Having access <strong>to</strong>counsellors from own culturalbackgroundU.K. See Table 9 See Table 9 See Table 9 Meeting other women <strong>with</strong> similarexperience positiveU.S.A. See Table 9 See Table 9 See Table 9 Presence of childcare facilitiesU.S.A. See Table 9 See Table 9 See Table 9 Many barriers <strong>to</strong> trust were alleviated ifmothers had a continued relationship<strong>with</strong> the paediatrician. Hence, mothersexpressed a desire for continuity of careU.K. See Table 9 See Table 9 See Table 9 Group for mothersFamily meetingsPractical help <strong>with</strong> motheringActivities for childrenU.K. See Table 9 See Table 9 See Table 9 Training <strong>and</strong> education of healthprofessionalsU.S.A. See Table 9 See Table 9 See Table 9 Telesupport or web-based supportgroups187

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