Stacey, who has learning disabilities and asthma is 20 weeks pregnant with her first children. Her pregnancy has been fine although she is now on iron tablets.

G is living with epilepsy. She has two children: her son is 6 and her daughter is 1 year old. G's experiences with health services during her pregnancies were mostly positive. She is also happy with the social support she received from her friends and her husband's family.

When Clarissa gave birth to her fourth child, she had a placental abruption. She had to stay in the hospital afterwards, and her baby was put in an incubator. Clarissa has had generally positive experiences with health and social services. She feels that she has been provided with all the support she needed.

Tina has been living with epilepsy. She had mixed experiences with healthcare support during her pregnancy. She feels healthcare staff should have more awareness of mothers with learning disabilities, and wishes she had been provided with more information on antenatal care.

Gemma had three different pregnancies. Her first son was 6 weeks premature after her waters broke, her second son was born without complications and her third son was born 2 weeks early after bleeding during the pregnancy.

Nicole had a baby daughter by caesarian section after a difficult pregnancy. The child, now 2, lives with her ex-partner in a different part of the country.

Amanda was very pleased with the antenatal care she received. However, she felt that she was rushed into making decision after she gave birth. She thinks health staff should receive more training on dealing with people with learning disabilities.

Katharine's first son is now five years old. She had a second baby who was stillborn. Katharine and her son live with her mother. She is divorced and her ex-husband sees his son for a week once a year.

Jen is diagnosed with cerebral palsy and learning disabilities. When she became pregnant she felt unsupported by the midwives and, after giving birth to her son, was not allowed to take him home. She signed guardianship to his grandparents and now has regular contact with him.

First baby. Experienced sickness in pregnancy. Felt unsupported during labour (which was induced) and disappointed that some birth choices did not happen as she would have liked. More of this interview can be seen on the Healthtalkonline antenatal screening site as Interview 34.