For more information, please utilize the following resources:
- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) offers a pamphlet on exercise and pregnancy.
- Call 1-800-673-8444 for more information or check out their web site at www.acog.org.
- "Pregnancy with a physical disability: One psychologist's journey"
- "More disabled women are having children Preterm birth and C-sections may be more common among disabled population," by Lauran Neergaard
References
- Prevalence of current pregnancy among US women with and without chronic physical disabilities.
Iezzoni LI, Yu J, Wint AJ, Smeltzer SC, Ecker JL.
Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. liezzoni@partners.org - Pregnancy Planning for Women with Mobility Disabilities
International encyclopedia of Rehabilitation
Judi Rogers, OTR/L
National Center for Parents with Disabilities
Through the Looking Glass
Berkeley, California
http://cirrie.buffalo.edu/encyclopedia/en/article/260/ - Recommendations for Exercise In Pregnancy and Postpartum Period (American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
Number 267, January 2002
(Reaffirmed 2009)
ACOG Committee Opinion No. 267. - The Disabled Woman's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth
Judith Rogers, OTR, Molleen Matsumura
Copyright 2005
