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Background  The study aims to investigate the impact of social support networks of mothers with intellectual disabilities (N = 15) on their psychological wellbeing and their views of parenting.

Methods  As part of a semistructured interview, mothers were asked about who helped them in their parenting role and how recent and how helpful this support had been. Adapted psychological questionnaires were presented which measured affect, assertiveness and selfesteem. Mothers were also asked about the benefits, burdens and future expectations of parenthood. It was hypothesized that the larger, more recent and more helpful the support network was reported to be, the better the psychological wellbeing and the more positive the views on parenthood. Data analysis included quantitative and qualitative methods.

Results  Significant associations were found between the number of reported social contacts and …