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Mackinnon J (2025, March). SRHM Podcast. Postdoctoral Meredith Evans and Peer Researcher Keat Welsh interviewed about our Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters study showing barriers to sexual and reproductive health care for people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Available from: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Cafu5huivnMcTeuqdytnb?si=2MTs2E8dTUWqJlU3G3yPeA
Welsh ET (2024, December). Infertility history may predict risk for autoimmune rheumatic disease. Healio. Postdoctoral Natalie Scime interviewed about our Human Reproduction study showing elevated risk of autoimmune disease in women with a history of infertility. Available from: https://www.healio.com/news/womens-health-ob-gyn/20241218/infertility-history-may-predict-risk-for-autoimmune-rheumatic-disease
(2024, October). Guest on “Pediatrics on Call” with Dr. David Hill and Dr. Joanna Parga-Belinki. American Academy of Pediatrics. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our Pediatrics study showing reduced access to well-baby and routine immunizations in infants of women with disabilities. Available from: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pediatrics-on-call/id1519830825
Elkouri R. (2024, October). Une très belle Victoire. La Presse. Postdoctoral Fellow Evelina Pituch interviewed about our research on maternal disability and child health outcomes. Available from: https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/chroniques/pour-en-finir-avec-les-petites-cases-et-les-gros-prejuges/2024-10-13/une-tres-belle-victoire.php
Cesta L (2024, July). Maternal disability and newborn discharge to social services: A population-based study. TV Ontario. Visiting PhD student Claire Grant interviewed about our International Journal of Population Data Science study on “Maternal disability and newborn discharge to social services: A population-based study”. Available from: https://www.tvo.org/article/disabled-mothers-in-ontario-more-likely-to-have-newborns-taken-into-care-study
Kinross L (2024, May). Disabled Ontario women face dangerous gaps in pregnancy care. BLOOM. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our report on “Equity and Inclusion in Pregnancy Care: Report on the Pregnancy Outcomes and Health Care Experiences of People with Disabilities in Ontario”. Available from: https://hollandbloorview.ca/stories-news-events/BLOOM-Blog/disabled-ontario-women-face-dangerous-gaps-pregnancy-care
Alexiou G (2024, May). Disability access barriers in pregnancy care highlighted in new study. Forbes. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our report on “Equity and Inclusion in Pregnancy Care: Report on the Pregnancy Outcomes and Health Care Experiences of People with Disabilities in Ontario”. Available from: https://www.forbes.com/sites/gusalexiou/2024/05/29/disability-access-barriers-in-pregnancy-care-highlighted-in-new-study/?sh=4f1757c249b9
Ward K (2024, May). Doctors call for more awareness to help pregnant people living with disabilities access care. Global News. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our report on “Equity and Inclusion in Pregnancy Care: Report on the Pregnancy Outcomes and Health Care Experiences of People with Disabilities in Ontario”. https://globalnews.ca/video/10530075/doctors-call-for-more-awareness-to-help-pregnant-people-living-with-disabilities-access-care/
Ireland N (2024, May). One in eight pregnant people have disabilities but face lack of accessible care, report shows. The Canadian Press. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown and community partner Wendy Porch interviewed about our report on “Equity and Inclusion in Pregnancy Care: Report on the Pregnancy Outcomes and Health Care Experiences of People with Disabilities in Ontario”. Picked up by The Globe and Mail, https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-one-in-eight-pregnant-people-have-disabilities-but-face-lack-of/; CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/pregnancy-disability-1.7217264; the National Post: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/1-in-8-pregnant-people-have-disabilities-but-face-lack-of-accessible-care-report; Global News: https://globalnews.ca/news/10528607/pregnant-with-disability-care-report/, CP24: https://www.cp24.com/news/1-in-8-pregnant-people-have-disabilities-but-face-lack-of-accessible-care-report-1.6903679; and L’Actualité (monthly public affairs magazine in Quebec) https://lactualite.com/actualites/lacunes-dans-les-soins-de-sante-des-femmes-enceintes-handicapees/
(2024, April). Including disability in administrative health data research to improve health equity. Big IDEAs About Health Data. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our work on identifying disability in population-based data. Available from: https://www.hdrn.ca/en/news/including-disability-in-administrative-health-data-research-to-improve-health-equity/
(2024, March). Supporting people with disabilities in pregnancy. Health Research in Action. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown and community partner Laurie Proulx interviewed about our National Institutes of Health-funded study on pregnancy in women with disabilities. Available from: https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/53842.html
(2024, February). Navigating pregnancy with multiple chronic conditions. Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health News. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our Canadian Institutes of Health Research-funded study on pregnancy outcomes in women with multiple chronic conditions. Available from: https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/51717.html#Brown
Motluk A (2024, April). Expecting the best, receiving less. University of Toronto Magazine. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown and community partner Wendy Porch interviewed about our research on disability and pregnancy. Available from: https://magazine.utoronto.ca/research-ideas/health/expecting-the-best-receiving-less/
Kinross L. (2023, May). Disabled women face serious care gaps after giving birth. BLOOM. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our Journal of Advanced Nursing paper on pregnancy care experiences in women with disabilities. Available from: https://hollandbloorview.ca/stories-news-events/BLOOM-Blog/disabled-women-face-serious-care-gaps-after-giving-birth
Nasrullah R. (2023, March). How proposed laws and medical innovation target better reproductive health care for women with disabilities. Youth Today. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our research on disability and reproductive health. Available from: https://youthtoday.org/2023/03/how-proposed-laws-and-medical-innovation-target-better-reproductive-health-care-for-women-with-disabilities/
Gagnon L. (2023, January). Mothers with disabilities less likely to start breastfeeding. Medscape Medical News. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our Lancet Public Health study on disability and breastfeeding. Available from: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/986970
O’Donnell C. (2022, July). Never just black and white’: End of Roe a health risk for disabled, advocates warn. Tampa Bay Times. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our research on disability and reproductive health. Available from: https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2022/07/25/never-just-black-and-white-end-of-roe-a-health-risk-for-disabled-advocates-warn/
Bresge A. (2022, March). “Can’t we have lives too?” High-risk Canadians feel forgotten as COVID rules lift. The Toronto Star. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our Canadian Medical Association Journal study on hospital outcomes of COVID-19 patients with disabilities. Available from: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/03/15/cant-we-have-lives-too-high-risk-canadians-feel-forgotten-as-covid-rules-lift.html
(2022, February). Guest on “The Current” with Matt Galloway. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our Canadian Medical Association Journal study on hospital outcomes of COVID-19 patients with disabilities. Available from: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-feb-7-2022-1.6342202/as-restrictions-loosen-up-advocates-for-people-with-disabilities-say-their-needs-haven-t-been-considered-1.6344715
Cuoto Zuber M. (2022, January). People with disabilities have longer COVID-19 hospital stays, high readmission rate. The Globe and Mail. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our Canadian Medical Association Journal study on hospital outcomes of COVID-19 patients with disabilities. Available from: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-people-with-disabilities-have-longer-covid-19-hospital-stays-high/
(2021, June). Guest on CBC Radio Syndication morning shows (Montreal, Quebec City, Windsor, Sudbury, Yellowknife, Labrador, Kitchener, Victoria, Vancouver, Kelowna, and Saskatoon). Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our Canadian Medical Association Journal study with Dr. Simone Vigod on postpartum mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
(2021, February). Guest on “The Pulse” with Joeita Gupta. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our JAMA Network Open study on severe maternal morbidity and mortality in women with disabilities. Accessible Media Inc. (AMI)-audio. Available from: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-pulse-on-ami-audio/id1289703145
(2021, February). Guest on “Let’s Talk London” with Jess Brady re. Association of pre-existing disability with severe maternal morbidity or mortality in Ontario, Canada. Global News 980 CFPL. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our JAMA Network Open study on severe maternal morbidity and mortality in women with disabilities. Accessible Media Inc. (AMI)-audio. Available from: https://omny.fm/shows/am980/new-study-looks-at-life-threatening-pregnancy-comp
(2020, November). Guest on “Pediatrics on Call” with Dr. David Hill and Dr. Joanna Parga-Belinkie. American Academy of Pediatrics. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our Pediatrics study on maternal disability and infant outcomes. Available from: https://services.aap.org/en/pages/podcast/stopping_systematic_racism_babies_born_to_women_with_disabilities/
Broverman A. (2020, January). The surprising truth about having a baby when you’re disabled. Local Love. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our research on disability and pregnancy. Available from: https://locallove.ca/issues/the-surprising-truth-about-having-a-baby-when-youre-disabled/#.Xh5tLiN7lPZ
Brody JE. (2019, March). The risks to babies of older fathers. New York Times. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our British Medical Journal editorial on paternal age and preconception health. Available from: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/well/family/the-risks-to-babies-of-older-fathers.html
(2019, January). Guest on “The Pulse” with Dave Brown. Accessible Media Inc. (AMI)-audio. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our Pediatrics study on maternal developmental disability and newborn discharge to social services. Available from: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-pulse-on-amiaudio/e/58328625?autoplay=true
O’Sullivan B. (2019, January). Who’s at high risk of rapid repeat pregnancies? Research 2 Reality. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our Canadian Medical Association Journal study on maternal developmental disability and rapid repeat pregnancy. Available from: https://research2reality.com/health-medicine/healthcare/rapid-repeat-pregnancies-women-disabilities/
Leung W. (2018, November). Study finds newborns of Ontario women with developmental disabilities are more likely to be taken into protective custody. The Globe and Mail. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our Pediatrics study on maternal developmental disability and newborn discharge to social services. Available from: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-study-finds-newborns-of-ontario-women-with-developmental-disabilities/
Sample I. (2018, November). Babies born to older fathers ‘tend to have more medical issues’. The Guardian. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our British Medical Journal editorial on paternal age and preconception health. Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/oct/31/babies-born-to-older-fathers-tend-to-have-more-medical-issues
(2018, September). Women with I/DD have almost double the rate of rapid repeat pregnancy within a year. Open Minds Weekly News Wire. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our Canadian Medical Association Journal study on maternal developmental disability and rapid repeat pregnancy. Available from: https://www.openminds.com/market-intelligence/news/women-with-i-dd-have-almost-double-the-rate-of-repeat-pregnancy-within-a-year-7-6-compared-to-3-9-for-women-without-i-dd/
Boggs W & Larkin M (2018, August). Women with intellectual and developmental disabilities less likely to receive effective contraceptives. Reuters Health. Principal Investigator Hilary Brown interviewed about our Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health study on maternal developmental disability and postpartum contraception use. Available from: http://www.mdalert.com/news/article/women-with-intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities-less-likely-to-receive-effective-contraceptives