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Société

Lacunes dans les soins de santé des femmes enceintes handicapées

Les personnes handicapées ont été négligées dans les soins de santé reproductive en raison des hypothèses sociétales.

Wendy Porch, who was born missing part of her right arm and part of her left hand, is pictured with her son Jasper when he was four months old in this handout image. Porch was on the advisory committee for a new report that says one in eight people who are pregnant in Ontario has a disability, but many face barriers to accessible care. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Wendy Porch
Wendy Porch, who was born missing part of her right arm and part of her left hand, is pictured with her son Jasper when he was four months old in this handout image. Porch was on the advisory committee for a new report that says one in eight people who are pregnant in Ontario has a disability, but many face barriers to accessible care. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Wendy Porch

Une femme enceinte sur huit en Ontario souffre d'un handicap, mais nombre d'entre elles sont confrontées à des obstacles sur l'accès aux soins, ainsi qu'à des attitudes irrespectueuses de la part des médecins et d'autres prestataires de soins, selon un nouveau rapport.