The ASSIST – heAlthcare incluSion of motherS wIth diSabiliTy project, a three-year project co-funded by the EU under the Erasmus+ Programme, aiming to reduce discrimination and attitudinal biases among healthcare professionals when treating women with disabilities during motherhood. keeps moving forward.

Read all the latest news in the 5th newsletter, that has been published on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on March 8, highlighting the experiences of mothers with disabilities. In the European Union (2024) approximately 40 million women and girls live with some form of disability – representing 16% of the female population. Despite medical and societal progress, the journey to motherhood for these women remains hindered by physical barriers, clinical biases, and systemic discrimination.

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