Analysis of survey data by Willi Horner-Johnson and coauthors shows that pregnant women
with self-reported disabilities are slower to begin prenatal care, more likely to have a preterm birth, and more likely to have a low birthweight baby than pregnant women who do not report having a disability.
The authors also find that using self-reported disability status reveals a higher rate of disability among pregnant women than rates found using diagnosis codes.
When discussing the policy implications of their research, Horner-Johnson and coauthors write that tracking disparities associated with disability, as mandated by the Affordable Care Act, would be greatly facilitated by collecting self-reported disability data in clinical settings.
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