13 Sophie Rayner
Channel: Virtual Midwives
Date: 2022-05-16

VIDM 2022 :: Autism spectrum disorders in the perinatal period

Facilitator: Diane Fox

My proposal is for a discussion on the care of autistic women and birthing people in maternity care. I am impassioned by this as an autistic person myself and have noticed the acute lack of research of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in pregnancy. With increasing numbers of women diagnosed with ASD, it is a certainty that we will see increasing numbers of people with this diagnosis coming through maternity services and therefore must be aware of how we can adapt to suit their needs and make pregnancy and childbirth a positive experience for them.