Literature Review on Provision of Appropriate and Accessible ...
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More recent research <strong>on</strong> mothers’ social support networks involving a<br />
phenomenological study with 17 women in Australia, [90] dem<strong>on</strong>strated<br />
women’s agency in the creati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> support networks prior to a baby’s<br />
birth, <strong>and</strong> sec<strong>on</strong>dly, practical assistance was sought <strong>on</strong>ly from people<br />
who affirmed the central role <strong>of</strong> the woman in the life <strong>of</strong> her baby (Mayes<br />
et al., 2008). The findings have implicati<strong>on</strong>s for practice as follows:<br />
• Disability <strong>and</strong> family-support practiti<strong>on</strong>ers should c<strong>on</strong>sider their<br />
positi<strong>on</strong> in a mother’s support network; the experiences <strong>of</strong> the<br />
women in the study dem<strong>on</strong>strated that a mother’s social c<strong>on</strong>text<br />
can either support her or undermine her as a mother. This,<br />
the authors suggest, is a sound reas<strong>on</strong> to include the support<br />
<strong>of</strong> others in any parenting capacity assessment carried out <strong>on</strong><br />
mothers with intellectual disability (Booth <strong>and</strong> Booth, 2002).<br />
Support to People with an Intellectual Disability who are<br />
<strong>Accessible</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>Appropriate</strong> <strong>of</strong> Provisi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Review</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Literature</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Experiencing Crisis Pregnancy<br />
• Practiti<strong>on</strong>ers need to c<strong>on</strong>sider the amount <strong>of</strong> c<strong>on</strong>trol a woman is<br />
able to exert over those involved with her family, being sensitive<br />
to the fact that the woman may view pr<strong>of</strong>essi<strong>on</strong>al involvement as<br />
an attempt to decentre the support network she has negotiated<br />
for herself <strong>and</strong> her baby.<br />
• The research indicated that new questi<strong>on</strong>s should be included<br />
in support provisi<strong>on</strong> for mothers, including - from the mother’s<br />
perspective - who in the network believes in her ability as<br />
mother; who is ⁄ was supportive while she is ⁄ was pregnant; <strong>and</strong><br />
who can she count <strong>on</strong> for assistance without fear that they will<br />
attempt to ‘take over’ the care <strong>of</strong> her child.<br />
5.7 Pr<strong>of</strong>essi<strong>on</strong>al <strong>and</strong> training supports for parents with<br />
intellectual disability<br />
For women with intellectual disability who become mothers their<br />
childhood is generally marked by little opportunity to learn the<br />
skills needed to care for a dependent child (Llewellyn et al., 1997). A<br />
substantial body <strong>of</strong> work dem<strong>on</strong>strates that parents with intellectual<br />
disability can adequately care for their children given appropriate<br />
90 Same sample as Mayes et al. (2006) described in Secti<strong>on</strong> 4.0 <strong>on</strong> pregnancy<br />
experiences above.