Contraceptive choices for women with learning disabilities

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Authors: Sarah Earle, Rohhss Chapman, Sue Ledger, Louise Townson, Jan Walmsley
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Abstract

A report published by members of the Social History of Learning Disability Research Group.Contraceptive choices for women with learning disabilitiesSarah Earle, Rohhss Chapman, Sue Ledger, Lou Townson and Jan Walmsley (2015)Contraceptive choices for women with learning disabilities is an Open University research project, supported by a grant from Open Society Foundations (Grant No: OR2014-12989). This inclusive project set out to explore women’s contraceptive decision-making and sought to include women with mild to moderate learning disabilities as well as women with high support needs. Between December 2014 and April 2015 we interviewed 19 women living in several locations across the United Kingdom.

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Reproductive Health and Contraception Down syndrome and intellectual disability research Disability Rights and Representation

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Open Research Online (The Open University)
Publication date
1 January 2026