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Annick Zijlstra; Tessel Sterenborg; Maroesjka Nieuwenhuijzen; Bram O. Castro – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Newborns of parents with intellectual disabilities face higher risks in their environment for child unsafety, despite parents' good intentions. To help parents prevent unsafe circumstances, a good understanding of the risk factors faced by these parents is needed. Methods: This casefile study examined (1) which risk factors were…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Parents with Disabilities, Pregnancy, Case Records
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de Graaf, Gert; Vis, Jeroen C.; Haveman, Meindert; van Hove, Geert; de Graaf, Erik A. B.; Tijssen, Jan G. P.; Mulder, Barbara J. M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: The Netherlands are lacking reliable empirical data in relation to the development of birth and population prevalence of Down syndrome. For the UK and Ireland there are more historical empirical data available. A theory-based model is developed for predicting Down syndrome prevalence in the Netherlands from the 1950s onwards. It is…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Mortality Rate, Down Syndrome, Pregnancy