Obstetric Care for Patients With Visual Impairments: Preconception Counseling Through Postpartum Care
AI Summary
Address unique barriers across the reproductive continuum with tailored communication, optimisation, and comprehensive prenatal, labour, postpartum, breastfeeding, and contraceptive care.
Prioritise patient autonomy, informed consent, trauma informed care, and routine screening for coercion and violence to safeguard rights and safety.
Integrate disability competent practices into obstetric care and medical education, ensuring legal and ethical compliance to improve outcomes and advance reproductive equity.
Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Jun 29. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000001039. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
Visual impairment affects millions of reproductive-aged individuals worldwide, yet obstetric care for this population remains underrepresented in clinical guidelines and medical education. Patients with visual impairment face unique barriers throughout the reproductive continuum. This review provides a comprehensive, obstetrician-gynecologist-focused framework for the care of the visually impaired. Key topics include communication, optimization, screening for coercion and violence, prenatal care, labor and delivery, postpartum care, breast/chest feeding, and contraception. Emphasis is placed on patient autonomy, consent, trauma-informed care, and compliance with legal/ethical standards. Integrating disability-competent practices into obstetric care is essential to improving outcomes and advancing equity in reproductive health.
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