Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities

Women with vs. without disabilities have higher severe maternal morbidity risk during childbirth, with the highest risks observed for women with vision or physical disabilities, researchers reported in O&G Open.

Women with vs. without intellectual and developmental disabilities have greater risks for stillbirth and other adverse obstetric, mental health and medical outcomes, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities should not be excluded from receiving solid organ transplants, the AAP said in a new policy statement.