Women with intellectual disability at risk of adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 529-535

  McConnell, David ^a,c   Mayes, R ^b   Llewellyn, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Intellectual disability; Pre eclampsia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNICATION AID; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LEARNING DISORDER; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MATERNAL AGE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NEW SOUTH WALES; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 44049101218     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2008.01061.x     Document Type: Article

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