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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 DublinKeltner etal (1999)Kohen(2004)Kroese etal (2002)Lehmann(2005)Llewellyn<strong>and</strong>McConnell(2002)U.S.A.U.K.U.K.NorthernIrel<strong>and</strong>AustraliaTo describe <strong>and</strong>quantify the riskfor developmentaldelay amongchildren born <strong>to</strong>mothers <strong>with</strong>intellectualdisabilities.To explore mentalhealth needs ofwomen <strong>with</strong> ID.To examine thesocial supportnetworks ofmothers <strong>with</strong>intellectualdisabilities.To examine viewsthat preventpositive sexualhealth in women<strong>with</strong> disabilities.To explore theviews of mothers<strong>with</strong> ID regardingsupport received.Quantitativeresearchstudy.Not researcharticle.Mixedmethods.Not researcharticle.Qualitativeinterviews.50 mothers <strong>with</strong>intellectual disabilities<strong>and</strong> 50 mothers<strong>with</strong>out intellectualdisabilities from lowincome families.Not research article.15 mothers <strong>with</strong>intellectualdisabilities.Not research article70 mothers <strong>with</strong>intellectual disabilities<strong>and</strong> pre-schoolchildren.Children born <strong>to</strong> women <strong>with</strong> intellectualdisabilities are more likely <strong>to</strong> experiencedevelopmental delay, due not <strong>to</strong> povertybut <strong>to</strong> inadequate parenting support.Limited access <strong>to</strong> health care. Servicesmust be able <strong>to</strong> respond <strong>to</strong> the needs ofwomen <strong>with</strong> intellectual disabilities.Lower numbers of valuable social contactsare associated <strong>with</strong> reduced self-esteem<strong>and</strong> greater stress amongst these women.Infantilisation of women <strong>with</strong> intellectualdisabilities. Criminalisation of sexual activityon the basis of mental incapacity.Mothers <strong>with</strong> intellectual disabilities oftenlive outside familial support networks. Thisis associated <strong>with</strong> greater stress <strong>and</strong> poorerhealth than in the mainstream population.191

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