National Center for Disability and Pregnancy Research

About the National Center for Disability & Pregnancy Research

Improving disabled people’s pregnancy experiences and outcomes through research, training, and education

Pregnancy & Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People

Pregnancy & People with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

Pregnancy & People with Physical Disabilities

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Research Briefs & Summaries

Women with Disabilities Experience Severe Maternal Morbidity at Higher Rates

Research Shows that Women with Disabilities Experience Severe Maternal Morbidity (SMM) at Higher Rates than Nondisabled Women

Infographic: NIDILRR Supports Healthy Pregnancy

Video Research Brief: A Summary of the Pregnancy Health Experiences of Black Deaf and Hard of Hearing Women in the U.S.

One pager: Disabled women from racial and ethnic minority groups have a higher likelihood of unintended pregnancy

Webinars & Trainings

Accessibility and Health Starts Before Pregnancy: Tailored Preconception Education with People with Mobility Disabilities

Addressing Perinatal Health Inequities Among Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals through Clinical, Research, and Community Insights

Pregnancy and Physical Disability: A Discussion for People with Physical Disability Who Are Pregnant or Thinking About Pregnancy

Providing Perinatal Care to Expectant Mothers with Physical Disabilities

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News & Events

Monika Mitra, Director of the Lurie Institute, Interviewed for Mother Jones Magazine

Lurie Institute director Monika Mitra was interviewed for Julia Métraux's articles on eugenics, sterilization, and the pregnancy rights of disabled people.

“The narrative has to change,” Mitra said, “so that disabled people have the right to be pregnant, and the right to have children—and the right not to have children.”

Read "Forced Sterilization of Disabled People Isn't a Relic of the Past" and "Pregnancy Is a Minefield When You're Disabled."

Annual Report

The National Center for Disability and Pregnancy Research is excited to share our annual report from this last year. The report highlights key research findings, our many dissemination products and resources, community outreach efforts, and much more from 2024.

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