Postpartum emergency department use among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: a retrospective cohort study | Zendy

Monika Mitra | Zendy; Ilhom Akobirshoev | Zendy; Susan L. Parish | Zendy; Anne Valentine | Zendy; Karen M. Clements | Zendy; Tiffany A. Moore Simas | Zendy

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Postpartum emergency department use among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: a retrospective cohort study

Author(s) -

Monika Mitra,

Ilhom Akobirshoev,

Susan L. Parish,

Anne Valentine,

Karen M. Clements,

Tiffany A. Moore Simas

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of epidemiology and community health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.692

H-Index - 170

eISSN - 1470-2738

pISSN - 0143-005X

DOI - 10.1136/jech-2018-211589

Subject(s) - medicine , postpartum period , emergency department , mental health , pregnancy , cohort study , population , health care , longitudinal study , family medicine , psychiatry , environmental health , genetics , pathology , economics , biology , economic growth

An emerging body of evidence underscores the often-intensive perinatal healthcare needs of women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). However, population-based research examining postpartum experiences of US women with IDD is sparse. We examined emergency department (ED) use in the postpartum period among Massachusetts mothers with IDD.

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