Maternal disability and risk for pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women with disabilities are increasingly becoming pregnant, and growing evidence suggests maternal disability may be associated with increased risk for perinatal complications.

Objective

A systematic review and meta-analysis were undertaken to examine the association between maternal disabilities and risk for perinatal complications.

Study design

Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE, and PsycINFO were searched from inception to July 2018 for full-text publications in English on pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum complications in women with any disability and those with physical, sensory, and intellectual and developmental disabilities specifically. Searches were limited to quantitative studies with a comparison group of women without disabilities. Reviewers used standa

SUBMITTER: Tarasoff LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6937395 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature