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Pregnancy in Disability: Community Perceptions and Personal Experiences in a Rural Setting in Ghana.

Bridget Dela AkasrekuHelen HabibAugustine Ankomah
Published in: Journal of pregnancy (2018)
Our findings indicate that there are generally negative societal attitudes towards pregnant PWDs. The evidence suggests that a degree of prejudice and misconceptions exists towards the pregnancy of women living with disabilities. Generally, there is a public perception that women living with disabilities cannot have a safe motherhood experience and are capable of transferring their disability to an unborn child of another pregnant woman.
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