Add to ORKGPregnant women incarcerated at the time of our nation\u27s founding faced the prospect of giving birth in their cells alone and a considerable likelihood that their infants would die. This is somewhat unsurprising. At this time infant mortality rates were high. Given the pace of advances in the treatment of pregnant women since that time, one might expect that the experience of pregnant women incarcerated in today\u27s correctional facilities would have improved as it has for their peers on the outside. That, however, would be an unrealistic assumption. In addition to facing decidedly substandard environments in some facilities - inappropriate accommodations, widespread exposure to disease and unsanitary conditions, among other challenges -...
While the overall prison population has experienced an unprecedented growth period over the past thi...
Increases in the number of women incarcerated have created a corresponding need for health services ...
Women are an increasing minority of prisoners worldwide, and most are of childbearing age. Prisons o...
Pregnant women incarcerated at the time of our nation\u27s founding faced the prospect of giving bir...
The unprecedented rise in the US incarceration rate is well-documented. However, research into the h...
The current incarceration facilities for the growing number of women are depriving expecting mothers...
Women of childbearing age are the fastest growing segment of the incarcerated population in the Unit...
As understanding of health advances, the importance of prenatal care becomes clearer. Prenatal care ...
In recent years, the scholarly literature, the journalistic press, and even pop culture have begun t...
Introduction and Background The number of incarcerated pregnant women is increasing every day. At th...
Despite international human rights guidelines that prohibit the practice, thirty-eight states and th...
Background Pregnant women in prisons are recognised as a marginalised group. However, there is a lim...
In recent years, the scholarly literature, the journalistic press, and even pop culture have begun t...
The United States holds 30% of the world’s incarcerated women and the laws protecting their specific...
Over the last thirty years, the United States has increasingly expanded what is already the largest ...
While the overall prison population has experienced an unprecedented growth period over the past thi...
Increases in the number of women incarcerated have created a corresponding need for health services ...
Women are an increasing minority of prisoners worldwide, and most are of childbearing age. Prisons o...
Pregnant women incarcerated at the time of our nation\u27s founding faced the prospect of giving bir...
The unprecedented rise in the US incarceration rate is well-documented. However, research into the h...
The current incarceration facilities for the growing number of women are depriving expecting mothers...
Women of childbearing age are the fastest growing segment of the incarcerated population in the Unit...
As understanding of health advances, the importance of prenatal care becomes clearer. Prenatal care ...
In recent years, the scholarly literature, the journalistic press, and even pop culture have begun t...
Introduction and Background The number of incarcerated pregnant women is increasing every day. At th...
Despite international human rights guidelines that prohibit the practice, thirty-eight states and th...
Background Pregnant women in prisons are recognised as a marginalised group. However, there is a lim...
In recent years, the scholarly literature, the journalistic press, and even pop culture have begun t...
The United States holds 30% of the world’s incarcerated women and the laws protecting their specific...
Over the last thirty years, the United States has increasingly expanded what is already the largest ...
While the overall prison population has experienced an unprecedented growth period over the past thi...
Increases in the number of women incarcerated have created a corresponding need for health services ...
Women are an increasing minority of prisoners worldwide, and most are of childbearing age. Prisons o...