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in that they actively made decisi<strong>on</strong>s regarding whether the<br />
pregnancy would c<strong>on</strong>tinue or not, how the baby would be cared<br />
for, <strong>and</strong> who would provide care.<br />
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• The Support women to encountered People with significant Intellectual oppositi<strong>on</strong> Disability to who their are<br />
Experiencing Crisis Pregnancy<br />
childbearing <strong>and</strong> to the decisi<strong>on</strong>s they made about their unborn<br />
babies. Fear <strong>of</strong> family interventi<strong>on</strong> was a feature <strong>of</strong> the women’s<br />
experiences; for example, <strong>on</strong>e woman did not wish to disclose<br />
her pregnancy for fear <strong>of</strong> a negative reacti<strong>on</strong> or acti<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> the part<br />
<strong>of</strong> family members as well as fear that her child may eventually<br />
be taken from her; another woman was pressurised by her<br />
mother to have an aborti<strong>on</strong>; another woman who was repeatedly<br />
raped decided to have her baby adopted, as the pregnancy was<br />
too advanced to have an aborti<strong>on</strong>; another woman spoke <strong>of</strong> her<br />
shock at discovering her pregnancy, which was at an advanced<br />
stage, so she was unable to have an aborti<strong>on</strong>.<br />
• The women’s decisi<strong>on</strong>s were not made in isolati<strong>on</strong> from those<br />
closest to them, such as a partner <strong>and</strong> family members, those<br />
who supported their authority as a mother <strong>of</strong> the baby they<br />
carried, <strong>and</strong> those whose lives would be affected by the birth<br />
<strong>of</strong> the baby. Each woman identified at least <strong>on</strong>e pers<strong>on</strong> who<br />
supported her decisi<strong>on</strong>-making regarding the child she carried.<br />
• Mothering has been understood as a deeply embedded social<br />
occupati<strong>on</strong> by researchers (Llewellyn <strong>and</strong> McC<strong>on</strong>nell, 2004:<br />
188), who have observed that carrying out the mothering role<br />
is influenced by those who can provide support for the mother<br />
(Booth <strong>and</strong> Booth, 2000; Llewellyn <strong>and</strong> McC<strong>on</strong>nell, 2004). In<br />
Mayes et al.’s research (2006) the women’s stories indicated<br />
an appreciati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> the social nature <strong>of</strong> mothering work; they<br />
expected that they would need support <strong>and</strong> sought people around<br />
them to provide that support.<br />
• The importance <strong>of</strong> women’s social networks <strong>and</strong> significant<br />
support relati<strong>on</strong>ships leading up to the birth <strong>of</strong> a baby was<br />
highlighted: women with intellectual disability sought support in<br />
decisi<strong>on</strong>-making for a baby, prior to its birth.