Table 1.
Interviewee characteristics | n |
---|---|
Age category at time of interview | |
25–29 years old | 1 |
30–34 years old | 13 |
3539 years old | 4 |
40–49 years old | 4 |
White racea | 20 |
Hispanic ethnicity | 2 |
Geographic region at time of birthb | |
Northeast | 7 |
Midwest | 7 |
South | 5 |
West | 3 |
Education | |
High school | 2 |
Some college | 5 |
College degree | 7 |
Graduate degree | 8 |
Condition causing disability | |
Cerebral palsy | 4 |
Spinal cord injury | 8 |
Other conditionc | 9 |
More than one conditiond | 1 |
Mobility aid(s) or other assistive technology used at time of most recent pregnancye | |
Cane or crutches | 4 |
Walker | 2 |
Manual wheelchairf | 12 |
Scooter | 1 |
Power wheelchair | 5 |
Leg braces or ankle-foot orthotic | 2 |
Cesarean delivery | 14 |
Planned Cesarean | 8 |
Unplanned Cesarean | 6 |
Total n = 22.
Black = 1; Native American = 1.
States include: Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah.
Arthrogryposis (2 women); Charcot-Marie-Tooth (1); congenital myasthenia (1); missing all four limbs, congenital (1); multiple bone injuries from car crash many years ago (1); NARP (neuropathy, ataxia, and retinitis pigmentosa) (1); osteogenesis imperfecta (1); spina bifida (1).
Incomplete spinal cord injury and mitochondrial disease.
All women used at least one mobility aid or assistive technology, and some used different aids in different settings; some women started using mobility aids during their pregnancy and continued use postpartum.
Two women used a manual wheelchair with power assist.