Research Briefs & Other Summaries

You may be interested in these Research Summaries, Briefs, and Reports:

Pregnancy & Disabled People

For specific disabilities, please see below this section.

• Resource Webpage: Black Maternal Health
• Research Brief: Research Shows that Women with Disabilities Experience Severe Maternal Morbidity (SMM) at Higher Rates than Nondisabled Women
• One-pager: Disabled Women from Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups have a Higher Likelihood of Unintended Pregnancy
• Video: Perinatal Health Risks and Outcomes Among US Women With Self-Reported Disability, 2011–19 
• Research Brief: Utilization of HIV Testing and Counseling Services by Women with Disabilities during Antenatal Care in Uganda

Pregnancy among Deaf Women

• Video: A Summary of the Pregnancy Health Experiences of Black Deaf and Hard of Hearing Women in the U.S.
• Research Brief: Pregnancy Experiences of Deaf People
  • Also see our ASL videos in both summary and extended format on Deaf people's pregnancy experiences. 
• Research Brief: Two-Part Report on Research on Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Mothers
• Research Brief: Pregnancy, Birth, and Infant Outcomes among Women Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Pregnancy among Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

• Research Brief: Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Are At Higher Risk of Dying and Developing Serious Health Problems During and After Pregnancy, U.S. Research Finds
• Research Brief: Pregnancy Care for Women with Intellectual Disabilities
• Research Brief: Risky, Unaffordable, and Inequitable: Race, Ethnicity, Birth Outcomes, and Hospital Charges
• Research Brief: Postpartum Hospital Utilization among Massachusetts Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
• Research Brief: Birth Outcomes among U.S. Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
• Resource Page: Advice and Facts for Mothers and Expecting Mothers with Intellectual Disabilities
• Video: The IDD Women's Study: Self Advocates
• Video: The IDD Women's Study: For Providers

Pregnancy among Women with Physical Disabilities

• Research Brief: Obstetric Clinicians' Experiences and Educational Preparation for Caring for Pregnant Women with Physical Disabilities: A Qualitative Study
• Research Brief: Pregnancy among Women with Physical Disabilities: Unmet Needs and Recommendations on Navigating Pregnancy
• Resource Page: Self-Advocacy Tips for Pregnant Women with Physical Disabilities
• Research Brief: Recommendations for Clinicians Working with Pregnant Women with Physical Disabilities

Contraceptive Use

• Research Brief: Sterilization of Women With and Without Cognitive Disabilities in the United States
• Research Brief: Birth Control for Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities