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Aimee Grant, Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University

Autistic women face barriers to safe and supportive maternity care – new research

New research looks at the experiences of autistic women during pregnancy and childbirth. Zhuravlev Andrey/Shutterstock

Childbirth is often described as one of life’s most profound experiences, but for many, it can be fraught with anxiety, pain and trauma.

Autism is a lifelong neurotype, which affects around 3% of people. It is linked to differences in communication and sensory processing.

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