Forgotten: Reproductive health in women with disabilities | Hilary Brown | TEDxUTSC

Hilary Brown is an Assistant Professor in the Interdisciplinary Centre for Health and Society at the University of Toronto Scarborough. She holds cross-appointments in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and the Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and is also an Adjunct Scientist at Women’s College Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. She holds a PhD in Epidemiology & Biostatistics from Western University and an MSc in Community Health & Epidemiology from Queen’s University. Dr. Brown’s research interests lie at the intersection of maternal and child health and chronic disease epidemiology. She is particularly interested in the influence of maternal chronic medical conditions and maternal disabilities on preconception, pregnancy, and postnatal health outcomes and in the use of quantitative and qualitative methods to disentangle biological and social determinants of these outcomes. Hilary Brown is an Assistant Professor in the Interdisciplinary Centre for Health and Society at the University of Toronto Scarborough. She holds cross-appointments in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and the Faculty of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and is also an Adjunct Scientist at Women's College Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. She holds a PhD in Epidemiology & Biostatistics from Western University and an MSc in Community Health & Epidemiology from Queen's University. Dr. Brown's research interests lie at the intersection of maternal and child health and chronic disease epidemiology. She is particularly interested in the influence of maternal chronic medical conditions and maternal disabilities on preconception, pregnancy, and postnatal health outcomes and in the use of quantitative and qualitative methods to disentangle biological and social determinants of these outcomes. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at

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6 thoughts on “Forgotten: Reproductive health in women with disabilities | Hilary Brown | TEDxUTSC

  1. I have Cerebral Palsy. I’ve never wanted kids but if the person with disability is capable to care for a child they should have the right.

    1. Mild learning here, I am the same. I am also considering getting the op voluntary in a few years.

  2. The very fact that this video has only been viewed a few hundred times negates the imperative for educating the public on this

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