What it’s like to give birth as a woman with a physical disability
. “At first I thought maybe it was my catheter leaking again,” says Best, who had dealt with a UTI a few weeks earlier, “but my doctor said ‘No, he’s coming!’”
Best says the care she received at BC Women’s Hospital was “amazing.” Even before she tried to conceive, doctors answered all her questions about potential complications and provided her with an information booklet specific to pregnancy and birth for women with spinal cord injuries. Such initiatives help women with disabilities know what to expect when expecting, but once they’re pregnant and visiting the hospital for regular check-ups, many still face physical barriers to accessing care. Women Tarasoff spoke to for her study reported attending obstetric appointments on floors without accessible bathrooms and having to give birth in delivery rooms without accessible showers or beds.
The clinic has a fully accessible delivery room, with a wheel-in shower, room for a wheelchair to maneuver, and space for a lift and dialysis machine. The beds and examination tables go lower than standard ones, and the clinic now has a wheelchair-accessible scale. “Before we had this scale, many women just weren’t being weighed at all during their prenatal visits,” says Berndl.
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