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Mothering at the Intersection
Aggie Hu, post-doctoral fellow at the Lurie Institute, writes about her recent experience giving birth as an immigrant mother from China who has a disability.
Learn more about Aggie and read about her experience.
Perinatal Health Risks and Outcomes Among US Women With Self-Reported Disability
Dr. Willi Horner-Johnson narrates this short video explaining the health risks and outcomes that researchers found among disabled people during pregnancy and around childbirth. She also summarizes the researchers' recommendations.
What to Think About Before Having a Baby
The first of NCDPR's four videos in its guide for women with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Black Maternal Health
Access resources and an infographic on health inequality.
Pregnancy Care Disparities
Deaf and hard-of-hearing women have distinct healthcare experiences during and after pregnancy, facing disparities in needs and outcomes.
‘Do you have a man? Can you have sex?’
Disabled women have children at the same rate as nondisabled women, but Lurie Institute director Monika Mitra notes that "[t]he assumption is that a person cannot have a disability and take care of someone else."
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