biostudies-literatureBreckenridge JPWellbeing of Women234https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC4223363biostudies-literatureUnknown14<h4>Background</h4>Although disabled women are significantly more likely to experience domestic abuse during pregnancy than non-disabled women, very little is known about how maternity care access and utilisation is affected by the co-existence of disability and domestic abuse. This systematic review of the literature explored how domestic abuse impacts upon disabled women's access to maternity services.<h4>Methods</h4>Eleven articles were identified through a search of six electronic databases and data were analysed to identify: the factors that facilitate or compromise access to care; the consequences of inadequate care for pregnant women's health and wellbeing; and the effectiveness of existing strategies for improvement.<h4>Results</h4>Findings indicate that a mental health diagnosis, BMC pregnancy and childbirthAccess and utilisation of maternity care for disabled women who experience domestic abuse: a systematic review.PMC4223363RG1414Taylor JBreckenridge JPKroll TDevaney JLazenbatt ABradbury-Jones CfalseAccess and utilisation of maternity care for disabled women who experience domestic abuse: a systematic review.<h4>Background</h4>Although disabled women are significantly more likely to experience domestic abuse during pregnancy than non-disabled women, very little is known about how maternity care access and utilisation is affected by the co-existence of disability and domestic abuse. This systematic review of the literature explored how domestic abuse impacts upon disabled women's access to maternity services.<h4>Methods</h4>Eleven articles were identified through a search of six electronic databases and data were analysed to identify: the factors that facilitate or compromise access to care; the consequences of inadequate care for pregnant women's health and wellbeing; and the effectiveness of existing strategies for improvement.<h4>Results</h4>Findings indicate that a mental health diagnosis, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z2014 Jul2026-04-16T15:13:31.965Z2019-03-27T01:39:04ZS-EPMC42233632502990710.1186/1471-2393-14-234