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Product

Safe and healthy pregnancy protection

Center:

PR-Institute on Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2021

Contact Information:

Carol Salas Pagan
[email protected]
787-754-4377

Product Description:

The International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN) establishes respect for the right of persons with disabilities to freely and responsibly decide the number of children they want to have, access to age-appropriate information, education on reproduction and family planning, and to allow them to exercise those rights . Women with physical disabilities may be at increased risk for preterm delivery or cesarean, low birth weight and fetal growth restriction.

Keyword(s):

mothers with disabilities, rights, developmental disabilities, education on reproduction, family planning

Product/Publication Type(s):

Web-based products

Target Audience:

Consumers/Families, Professionals, Policymakers, Students

Alternative Format:

Visual Format or Large Print, Language other than English

To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

[email protected]

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A