Leaving no one behind: the impact of disability and socioeconomic status on maternal continuum of care
Maternal CoC completion was lower among WwD, especially those with lower socioeconomic status. Effective strategies that ensure disability-friendly maternal health care services will play a pivotal role. Maternal health service programs should prioritize women's disability status alongside other key socioeconomic factors and address health care barriers to ensure more equitable and comprehensive maternal health care.
Authors
- Ebisa Turi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7951-0844)
- Ha Le (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8279-8324)
- Lisa Gold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2733-900X)
- Julie Abimanyi-Ochom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4760-6304)
- Hasheem Mannan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6209-2586)
- Eric H. Y. Lau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6688-9637)
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Deakin University (AU)
- Wollega University (ET)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24030-2
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Deakin University