Choice and control for the disabled mother.
One-to-one maternity care is most appropriate to the disabled woman's needs. The midwife should find out about the sources of help available to the disabled mother--lay sources of support and information should be tapped as well as professional expertise. Vaginal delivery should not be ruled out and is possible in the majority of cases. While tiredness is a problem for any new mother, midwives should guard against 'taking over' too much responsibility from the disabled mother in the mistaken belief that they are 'helping'.
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D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D009721:Nurse Midwives; D011247:Pregnancy