Comparison of Emergency Department Use Between Pregnant People With and Without Disabilities in Ontario, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Emergency department (ED) use in pregnancy is common and occurs for a variety of reasons, including obstetrical complications, exacerbated underlying conditions, and inadequate outpatient health care access. People with disabilities have elevated rates of certain medical, psychiatric, and obstetrical conditions as well as inadequate access to prenatal care; their risk of ED use in pregnancy is not known, however.

Objective

To compare the risk of ED use in pregnancy among people with physical, sensory, and intellectual or developmental disabilities with those without disabilities.

Design, setting, and participants

Population-based cohort study leveraging linked administrative health data sets in Ontario, Canada, April 2003 to March 2019. Analysis included al

SUBMITTER: Brown HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10401305 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature