Reproductive health of women with intellectual disability: antenatal care, pregnancies and outcomes in the Dutch population

Abstract Background Research in a handful of countries found that women with intellectual disability (ID) faced barriers and risks regarding antenatal care and reproductive health. This study tested disparities between women in the Netherlands with and without ID in antenatal care, pregnancy rates and pregnancy outcomes. Methods Secondary analyses on the large representative panel of primary health patients in the Netherlands by the Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL) compared women in their reproductive age (18–49 years) with ( n = 2397) and without ( n = 228 608) indic... Mehr ...