Women With I/DD Have Almost Double The Rate Of Repeat Pregnancy Within A Year

Women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) have almost twice the rate of repeat pregnancy within a year (7.6%) as those without I/DD (3.9%). Moreover, these women were also more likely to be less than 25 years of age; and to have disadvantages in social and health measures.

These findings were reported in "Rapid repeat pregnancy among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: a population-based cohort study," by Hilary K. Brown, Ph.D.; Joel G. Ray, M.D. M.Sc.; Ning Liu, M.Sc.; Yona Lunsky, Ph.D.; and Simone N. Vigod, M.D., M . . .