Pregnancy, birth and early parenthood for physically disabled parents
Contents
- 1. Introduction - listen to audio
- Acknowledgements
- 2. About Disability - listen to audio
- Disability models
- Defining physical disability
- Disability Discrimination Act
- 3. Access issues - listen to audio
- Physical environment
- Appointment times and assistance
- Transport
- Other needs
- Family access
- 4. Pre-pregnancy planning - listen to audio
- Medication
- Fertility issues
- Healthy changes to your lifestyle
- Genetic counselling
- Planning ahead
- Parent-to-parent support
- 5. Pregnancy birth and your condition - listen to audio
- How pregnancy and birth may affect your condition
- How your condition may affect your
- pregnancy and birth
- 6. Pregnancy and exercise - listen to audio
- 7. Help from professionals - listen to audio
- Making your needs clear
- Who’s who of professionals
- 8. Antenatal care options - listen to audio
- Communication with maternity services
- Antenatal screening
- Antenatal classes
- 9. Planning for labour and birth - listen to audio
- Normal birth
- Medical interventions
- Where to give birth
- Your birth plan
- Birth partner
- Managing pain during labour
- 10. Preparing for parenthood - listen to audio
- Support with parenting
- Essential paper work
- 11. Adjusting to parenthood - listen to audio
- Your new baby Motherhood
- Other family members
- Other people in the home
- 12. Practical parenting - listen to audio: part A,
part B
- Baby care equipment
- Preparation and practice
- Routines and pacing
- Feeding
- Moving on to solids
- Nappy changing, bathing, and dressing
- Lifting and carrying in the home
- Getting out and about with your baby
- Bed time
- Planning for baby care tasks
- 13. Your growing baby - listen to audio
- Looking further ahead
- 14. Useful resources - listen to audio:
part A,
part B,
part C,
part D
- Mainstream maternity resources
- Disabled parent specifi c resources
- Disability resources
- Sources of information and support
- Health and social care resources: Scotland
- Health and social care resources: Wales
- Health and social care resources: Northern Ireland
- Forums and message boards
- Products and suppliers