Table 1 Participant disability and birth history details
Pseudonym | Disability (self-reported identity or diagnosis) | Assistive device, communication aid, and/or service use | Number of children birtheda | Type and place of birth (most recent) | Primary perinatal care provider(s)b (most recent) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ava | Sensory (Deaf) | ASL interpreters | 4 | Cesarean, hospital | Obstetrician |
Corey | IDD (autistic) + Physical (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome) | Cane, walker, wheelchair | 1 | Vaginal, hospital | Obstetrician |
Crystal | IDD (cognitive delay) | – | 4 | Vaginal, hospital | Midwife |
Danielle | IDD (chromosomal abnormality) | – | 2 | Vaginal, hospital | Obstetrician |
Emilie | Sensory (hearing loss in one ear) | – | 2 | Vaginal, home | Midwife |
Garima | IDD | – | 3 | Vaginal, hospital | Midwife, obstetrician |
Heidi | IDD | – | 4 | Cesarean, hospital | Obstetrician |
Jasmine | IDD (fetal alcohol spectrum disorder [FASD]) | Assistive communication technologies (Scribe, Kurzweil) | 1 | Vaginal, hospital | Obstetrician |
Laura | IDD (chromosomal abnormality) + Physical (scoliosis) | – | 2 | Vaginal, hospital | Nurse practitioner, obstetrician |
Leah | IDD (mild intellectual disability) + Sensory (blind in one eye) | – | 4 | Vaginal, hospital | Obstetrician |
Mackenzie | Sensory (Deaf) | ASL interpreters | 3 | Cesarean, hospital | Midwife, obstetrician |
Maria | IDD (multiple mild intellectual disabilities) | – | 3 | Vaginal, hospital | Obstetrician |
Robyn | Sensory (Deaf, Usher syndrome) | Cane (in crowds), ASL interpreters, video relay service | 3 | Cesarean, hospital | Obstetrician |
Shannon | Sensory (Deaf) | Hearing aids, ASL interpreters | 1 | Vaginal, hospital | Nurse practitioner, family physician |
Siobhan | Sensory (blind) | White cane, screen-reader | 4 | Vaginal, home | Midwife |
Tala | Sensory (severe hearing loss) + IDD (developmental disability) | Hearing aids | 1 | Vaginal, hospital | Obstetrician |
Zahra | Sensory (blind) | White cane, assistive communication technologies | 1 | Vaginal, hospital | Obstetrician |