ArticleAmerican journal of public health2019
Pregnancy Outcomes in US Prisons, 2016-2017.
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76 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Reproductive Life Goals: A Systematic Review of Pregnancy Planning Intentions, Needs, and Interventions Among Women Involved in U.S. Criminal Justice Systems.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2021Pooled it
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- "The success is just seeing them connected" - a mixed methods analysis of group-based perinatal education in eight state prisons.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Training an AI Chatbot to Manage Health in Underserved Populations: Methodological Approach.JMIR AI · 2026Article
- Navigating opioid use disorder treatment for pregnant and parenting people: composite narratives for policy action.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2026Article
- Obstetric Violence Against Female Prisoners in Spain: Experiences and Violations of Rights.Journal of pregnancy · 2026Article
- "It's gotta be really hard to be a mom inside right now:" a qualitative analysis on the impacts of COVID-19 on perinatal support programs for people in prison.Health & justice · 2025Article
- A qualitative analysis of formerly incarcerated women's perspectives on a prison-based perinatal support program.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- "We were on lockdown for pretty much my entire pregnancy": a qualitative study of pregnancy care in prisons and jails during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Maternal health and incarceration: advancing pregnancy justice through research.Health & justice · 2025Article
- Birth outcomes of individuals who have experienced incarceration during pregnancy.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025Article
- Criminal Legal System Experiences Among Families Receiving Home Visiting Services: A Scoping Review of the Literature.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025Article
- "The system's not getting my grandchild": A qualitative study of caregiver relationship formation for children born to incarcerated mothers.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo collect national data on pregnancy frequencies and outcomes among women in US state and federal prisons.
methodsFrom 2016 to 2017, we prospectively collected 12 months of pregnancy statistics from a geographically diverse sample of 22 state prison systems and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Prisons reported numbers of pregnant women, births, miscarriages, abortions, and other outcomes.
resultsOverall, 1396 pregnant women were admitted to prisons; 3.8% of newly admitted women and 0.6% of all women were pregnant in December 2016. There were 753 live births (92% of outcomes), 46 miscarriages (6%), 11 abortions (1%), 4 stillbirths (0.5%), 3 newborn deaths, and no maternal deaths. Six percent of live births were preterm and 30% were cesarean deliveries. Distributions of outcomes varied by state.
conclusionsOur study showed that the majority of prison pregnancies ended in live births or miscarriages. Our findings can enable policymakers, researchers, and public health practitioners to optimize health outcomes for incarcerated pregnant women and their newborns, whose health has broad sociopolitical implications.
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