Book contents
- Seminars in Perinatal Psychiatry
- College Seminars Series
- Seminars in Perinatal Psychiatry
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Editor Biographies
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Gender-Sensitive Language
- Section 1The Perinatal Context
- Section 2Maternal Mental Disorders
- Chapter 10Depression
- Chapter 11Anxiety Disorders
- Chapter 12Postpartum Psychosis and Bipolar Disorder
- Chapter 13Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
- Chapter 14Personality Disorder
- Chapter 15Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Chapter 16Eating Disorders
- Chapter 17Medically Unexplained Symptoms
- Chapter 18Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders
- Chapter 19Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 20Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Chapter 21Autism
- Chapter 22Maternal Suicide, Deliberate Self-Harm and Other Mental Health Related Causes of Maternal Death
- Section 3Principles of Perinatal Assessment and Management
- Section 4Infant Mental Health in the Context of Maternal Mental Health
- Section 5Medico-Legal Issues in the Perinatal Period
- Index
- References
Chapter 19 - Intellectual Disability
from Section 2 - Maternal Mental Disorders
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 March 2026
Book contents
- Seminars in Perinatal Psychiatry
- College Seminars Series
- Seminars in Perinatal Psychiatry
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Editor Biographies
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Gender-Sensitive Language
- Section 1The Perinatal Context
- Section 2Maternal Mental Disorders
- Chapter 10Depression
- Chapter 11Anxiety Disorders
- Chapter 12Postpartum Psychosis and Bipolar Disorder
- Chapter 13Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
- Chapter 14Personality Disorder
- Chapter 15Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Chapter 16Eating Disorders
- Chapter 17Medically Unexplained Symptoms
- Chapter 18Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders
- Chapter 19Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 20Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Chapter 21Autism
- Chapter 22Maternal Suicide, Deliberate Self-Harm and Other Mental Health Related Causes of Maternal Death
- Section 3Principles of Perinatal Assessment and Management
- Section 4Infant Mental Health in the Context of Maternal Mental Health
- Section 5Medico-Legal Issues in the Perinatal Period
- Index
- References
Summary
Women with intellectual disabilities have children more frequently than in the past. This is partly a result of changes in attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities. Institutional care in many parts of the world is less common and sterilisation of women with intellectual disabilities is less frequent. However, women with intellectual disabilities experience greater social disadvantage than other women, negative attitudes towards their having children, and judgements about their abilities to parent successfully. They have poorer pregnancy and neonatal health outcomes due to health inequalities and socio-economic deprivation and are more likely to have their children removed from their care. The rate of mental disorders in women with intellectual disabilities is high leading to increased utilisation of healthcare services during the perinatal period and after delivery. Recognising perinatal mental disorders in women with intellectual disabilities can be challenging for clinicians because of communication difficulties in the woman and a lack of training for the clinician. Assessment and support to women with intellectual disabilities and mental disorders has to be adapted to take account of their individual needs. Training of clinical staff in understanding intellectual disabilities is essential in enhancing the care they receive and ensuring equity of access to services.
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