Open AccessPostpartum 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.