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Societal attitude and behaviours towards women with disabilities in rural Nepal: pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood.

Hridaya Raj DevkotaMaria KettNora Groce
Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2019)
Women with disabilities face significant challenges from family and society in every sphere of their reproductive lives including pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood. There is a need for social policy to raise public awareness and for improved advocacy to mitigate misconception about disability and promote disabled women's sexual and reproductive rights.
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