Title
Pregnancy Outcomes Among U.S. Women With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health; Center for Health Policy and Research, Commonwealth Medicine; Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center
Publication Date
2015-09-01
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Epidemiology | Family Medicine | Nervous System Diseases | Preventive Medicine | Primary Care | Women's Health
Abstract
The existing research on pregnancy outcomes for women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is sparse. This study analyzed the 2010 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample and compared deliveries among women with IDD (n = 340) to the general obstetric population. Women with IDD had longer hospital stays and were more likely to have Caesarean deliveries in contrast to other women. Rates of adverse pregnancy outcomes were elevated for women with IDD across a range of measures, including early labor, preterm birth, and preeclampsia, and their infants were more likely to have low birth weight, even after adjusting for age, race, ethnicity, and insurance type. Targeted interventions are needed to address these deleterious outcomes.
Keywords
Caesarean, intellectual and developmental disabilities, perinatal health, pregnancy, preterm
DOI of Published Version
10.1352/1944-7558-120.5.433
Source
Am J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2015 Sep;120(5):433-43. doi: 10.1352/1944-7558-120.5.433. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities
Related Resources
PubMed ID
26322390
Repository Citation
Parish, Susan L.; Mitra, Monika; Son, Esther; Bonardi, Alexandra; Swoboda, Paul T.; and Igdalsky, Leah, "Pregnancy Outcomes Among U.S. Women With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities" (2015). Family Medicine and Community Health Publications and Presentations. 304.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/fmch_articles/304
