Seminar Series: Dr. Hilary Brown
Pregnancy outcomes and health care experiences of people with disabilities in Ontario: Findings and reflections from a multi-methods study
Hilary Brown, MSC, PHD
Associate Professor
Department of Health & Society,
Dalla Lana School of Public Health
University of Toronto
Adjunct Scientist
Mental Health & Addictions Research Program
ICES
Adjunct Scientist
Women’s College Research Institute
Short Biography:
Hilary Brown, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, in the Department of Health & Society and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. She is also an Adjunct Scientist at Women’s College Hospital and ICES. Dr. Brown holds a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Disability & Reproductive Health. Her research examines maternal and child health across the life course, with a focus on populations with disabilities and chronic illness.
Abstract:
One in eight pregnancies in Ontario are to a person with a physical, sensory, or developmental disability. People with disabilities experience significant structural, social, and health disparities. However, health care policy and clinical practice typically do not address the needs of people with disabilities in pregnancy and the postpartum period. This presentation will describe the results of The Disability and Pregnancy Study, a US National Institutes of Health-funded study that used population-based health administrative data and interviews with key informant groups to examine the pregnancy outcomes and health care experiences of people with disabilities in Ontario.
Keywords:
Disability; Pregnancy; Population-based data; Qualitative interviews; Multi-methods research
Date: Friday, March 22
Time: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: PHFM 3015 (Western Centre for Public Health and Family Medicine) or Zoom (link may be requested at EpiBio@uwo.ca)
