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Perinatal Health Risks and Outcomes Among US Women With Self-Reported Disability, 2011–19Perinatal 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.

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What to Think About Before Having a Baby: A Guide for Women with I/DDWhat to Think About Before Having a Baby

The first of NCDPR's four videos in its guide for women with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

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Black Maternal Health Week - resources and information. An illustration of a visibly pregnant Black person is next to the text. Black Maternal Health

Access resources and an infographic on health inequality.

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Webinar: Black, Disabled, Deaf, & ProudBlack, Disabled, Deaf, & Proud

In this webinar, Black disabled and Deaf parents discussed the intersectionality of their disability identity with their racial identities, with disability being another identity associated with stigma. Recording and summary now available.

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Pregnancy Care Disparities

Deaf and hard-of-hearing women have distinct healthcare experiences during and after pregnancy, facing disparities in needs and outcomes.

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‘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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