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The Current Research Landscape of Maternal Health Care for Women with Disabilities: A Bibliometric Perspective Cover

The Current Research Landscape of Maternal Health Care for Women with Disabilities: A Bibliometric Perspective

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|Apr 2026

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Primary information from selected paper

OverviewResult
Timespan2012:2025
Documents69
Annual Growth Rate %26.84
Document Average Age4.72
Average citations per doc16.01
Keywords Plus (ID)712
Author's Keywords (DE)200
Authors307
Authors of single-authored docs1
Single-authored docs1
Co-Authors per Doc5.49
International co-authorships %28.99
Article57
Editorial1
Review10
Short survey1
Figure 1

Annual Scientific Production

Table 2

Average citations per year

YearNumber of documentsTotal citation per docTotal citation per yearCitable Years
20121281.8715
20131735.2114
20142584.4613
2015413.51.1212
2016112010.9111
2017740.574.0610
2018235.53.949
2019318.672.338
20204152.147
2021412.52.086
2022816.253.255
202333.670.924
202473.711.243
2025221.180.592
Table 3

Top 19 documents with significant citations

AuthorsTitleTotal citationsTotal citations per year
GANLE JK, 2016, PLOS ONEchallenges women with disability face in accessing and using maternal healthcare services in ghana: a qualitative study12010.91
ANDRESEN EM, 2013, WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUESPap, mammography, and clinical breast examination screening among women with disabilities: a systematic review735.21
MALOUF R, 2017, BMJ OPENAccess and quality of maternity care for disabled women during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period in England: data from a national survey656.50
DEVKOTA HR, 2017, REPROD HEALTHHealthcare provider’s attitude towards disability and experience of women with disabilities in the use of maternal healthcare service in rural Nepal636.30
AKOBIRSHOEV I, 2017, DISABIL HEALTH JBirth outcomes among US women with intellectual and developmental disabilities626.20
HEIDEVELD-GERRITSEN M, 2021, MIDWIFERYMaternity care experiences of women with physical disabilities: A systematic review427.00
DEVKOTA HR, 2018, PLOS ONEAre maternal healthcare services accessible to vulnerable group? A study among women with disabilities in rural Nepal394.33
HAMEED S, 2020, BMJ GLOB HEALTHFrom words to actions: systematic review of interventions to promote sexual and reproductive health of persons with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries355.00
NISHAT F, 2022, AM J PREV MEDPrenatal care adequacy among women with disabilities: a population-based study326.40
KABIA E, 2018, INT J EQUITY HEALTHHow do gender and disability influence the ability of the poor to benefit from pro-poor health financing policies in Kenya? An intersectional analysis323.56
BLAIR A, 2022, MIDWIFERYAccess to, and experiences of, maternity care for women with physical disabilities: a scoping review285.60
FERDOUS J, 2012, J HEALTH POPUL NUTROccurrence and determinants of postpartum maternal morbidities and disabilities among women in Matlab, Bangladesh281.87
LAPIERRE TA, 2017, DISABIL HEALTH J“Paying the price to get there”: Motherhood and the dynamics of pregnancy deliberations among women with disabilities272.70
HAYWARD K, 2017, DISABIL HEALTH JReproductive healthcare experiences of women with cerebral palsy272.70
MOLINARO A, 2017, CHILD CARE HEALTH DEVFamily‐centred care for children and young people with cerebral palsy: results from an Italian multicenter observational study262.60
NGUYEN TV, 2022, DISABIL REHABIL“Nothing suitable for us”: experiences of women with physical disabilities in accessing maternal healthcare services in Northern Vietnam244.80
NGUYEN TV, 2019, SEX DISABILMaternal healthcare experiences of and challenges for women with physical disabilities in low and middle-income countries: a review of qualitative evidence243.00
BRADBURY-JONES C, 2015, BMC PREGNANCY CHILDBIRTH-aDisabled women’s experiences of accessing and utilising maternity services when they are affected by domestic abuse: a critical incident technique study242.00
MALOUF R, 2014, BMC PREGNANCY CHILDBIRTHSystematic review of heath care interventions to improve outcomes for women with disability and their family during pregnancy, birth, and postnatal period231.77
Figure 2

Most global cited documents

Table 4

Most productive authors

AuthorTotal publicationTotal citationYear of first publication
MITRA M6882017
DEVKOTA HR41182017
AKOBIRSHOEV I4792017
EDWARDS N4572019
GROCE N41182017
KING J4572019
MURRAY E41182017
NGUYEN TV4572019
BEHERA S322024
DUNNE MP3522019
Figure 3

Author’s Production over time

Table 5

Most Productive Sources

SourcesNumber of documents
DISABILITY AND HEALTH JOURNAL7
MIDWIFERY5
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH4
PLOS ONE4
BMJ OPEN3
CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE3
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH3
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF DISABILITY2
ARCHIVES OF WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH2
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH2
Figure 4

Source’s production over time

Figure 5

Top Ten Affiliation

Table 6

Top Ten Countries

CountryNumber of documents
USA51
UK40
ITALY29
AUSTRALIA18
CANADA13
ETHIOPIA11
SWEDEN9
UGANDA8
IRAN7
SOUTH AFRICA7
Table 7

Cluster Author’s keywords

Cluster numberCluster colorKeywordsOccurrences
1RedWoman with Disability4
2GreenPregnancy20
3BlueMaternal Health Care5
4YellowDisability13
5PurpleMaternity Care5
6Light blueAccess4
Figure 6

The Three-Field Plot combines countries, keywords, and authors

Figure 7

Author Collaboration Network

Figure 8

Corresponding author’s network

Figure 9

World map of countries’ collaboration

Figure 10

Author’s keywords in co-occurrence network

Figure 11

Keyword-based thematic development

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15566/zwz67r29 | Journal eISSN: 2167-2415
Language: English
Page range: 105 - 125
Submitted on: Jan 28, 2026
Accepted on: Feb 24, 2026
Published on: Apr 17, 2026
Published by: Global Health Institute at William Carey International University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Fotarisman Zaluchu, Farold Graxio Zaluchu, Finley Eiwan Franklin Zaluchu, Siti Nurmawan Sinaga, published by Global Health Institute at William Carey International University
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