Working paper on pregnancy and childbirth
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2019-09-20Author
Dagg, Jenny
Sperrin, Áine
Ní Fhlaharta, Maria
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Dagg, Jenny, Sperrin, Áine, & Ní Fhlaharta, Maria. (2019). Working paper on pregnancy and childbirth. Galway: University of Galway. https://doi.org/10.13025/azrg-mv86
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Abstract
This working paper is to inform the first discussion forum of the Re(al) Productive Justice
Project on the topic of Pregnancy and Childbirth. It provides an overview of the Irish legal
and policy landscape in which persons with disabilities experience pregnancy and childbirth
as well as the conditions within which medical, social and legal practitioners deliver their
services. It highlights previous research on the experiences of persons with disabilities during
pregnancy and childbirth as well as case-law surrounding decision-making relating to
disability, pregnancy or childbirth. This indicative work suggests that while significant
legislative and policy progress has been made to shift maternity care and services from a
traditionally patriarchal and disempowering system towards a more woman-centred
approach, much work remains in terms of providing the specific supports required for persons
with disabilities during pregnancy and childbirth.