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. 2008 Spring;17(2):37-44.
doi: 10.1624/105812408X298372.

Perinatal needs of pregnant, incarcerated women

Barbara A Hotelling  1
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Perinatal needs of pregnant, incarcerated women

Barbara A Hotelling. J Perinat Educ. 2008 Spring.

Abstract

Pregnant prisoners have health-care needs that are minimally met by prison systems. Many of these mothers have high-risk pregnancies due to the economic and social problems that led them to be incarcerated: poverty, lack of education, inadequate health care, and substance abuse. Lamaze educators and doulas have the opportunity to replicate model programs that provide these women and their children with support, information, and empowering affirmation that improve parenting outcomes and decrease recidivism.

Keywords: childbirth education; doula support; incarcerated; pregnant.

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