title: Health of Young Children Whose Mothers Have Intellectual Disability.
abstract: Understanding the needs and experiences of parents with intellectual disability (ID) and their children is critical to ensuring that policies can effectively support these families. This research analyzed data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to examine the health outcomes of U.S. children whose mothers have (n = 263) and do not have ID (n = 1,298). Compared to mothers without ID, mothers with ID experienced worse outcomes related to socioeconomic status, limited support networks, and poor self-reported health. However, after controlling for sociodemographic characteristics, mother's intellectual disability was not associated with a child having fair or poor health, asthma, or being overweight or obese.
authors.affiliation: Robyn M. Powell, Susan L. Parish, and Ilhom Akobirshoev, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.
authors.forename: Robyn M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.affiliation: Robyn M. Powell, Susan L. Parish, and Ilhom Akobirshoev, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Parish
authors.affiliation: Robyn M. Powell, Susan L. Parish, and Ilhom Akobirshoev, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.
authors.forename: Ilhom
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Akobirshoev
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers; D016017:Odds Ratio; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012923:Social Class; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study; child outcomes; health; parents with intellectual disability