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Reproductive justice for incarcerated mothers and advocacy for their infants and young children
The United States has seen unprecedented growth in the number of incarcerated women, most of whom are mothers with minor children. Major public health concerns relate to the reproductive health of women in prisons and jails and the well‐being of their infants and young children. In the current artic...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6973282/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31323699 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21810 |
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author | Shlafer, Rebecca J. Hardeman, Rachel R. Carlson, Elizabeth A. |
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description | The United States has seen unprecedented growth in the number of incarcerated women, most of whom are mothers with minor children. Major public health concerns relate to the reproductive health of women in prisons and jails and the well‐being of their infants and young children. In the current article, we use a reproductive justice framework to examine the intersection of incarceration and maternal and child health. We review (a) current research on the reproductive health of incarcerated women, (b) characteristics and experiences of pregnant incarcerated women, (c) outcomes of infants and young children with incarcerated parents, (d) implications of research findings for policy and practice, and (e) the need for increased research, public education, and advocacy. We strongly recommend that correctional policies and practices be updated to address the common misconceptions and biases as well as the unique vulnerabilities and health needs of incarcerated women and their young children. |
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spelling | pubmed-69732822020-01-28 Reproductive justice for incarcerated mothers and advocacy for their infants and young children Shlafer, Rebecca J. Hardeman, Rachel R. Carlson, Elizabeth A. Infant Ment Health J Articles The United States has seen unprecedented growth in the number of incarcerated women, most of whom are mothers with minor children. Major public health concerns relate to the reproductive health of women in prisons and jails and the well‐being of their infants and young children. In the current article, we use a reproductive justice framework to examine the intersection of incarceration and maternal and child health. We review (a) current research on the reproductive health of incarcerated women, (b) characteristics and experiences of pregnant incarcerated women, (c) outcomes of infants and young children with incarcerated parents, (d) implications of research findings for policy and practice, and (e) the need for increased research, public education, and advocacy. We strongly recommend that correctional policies and practices be updated to address the common misconceptions and biases as well as the unique vulnerabilities and health needs of incarcerated women and their young children. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019-07-19 2019 /pmc/articles/PMC6973282/ /pubmed/31323699 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21810 Text en © 2019 The Authors. Infant Mental Health Journal published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Articles Shlafer, Rebecca J. Hardeman, Rachel R. Carlson, Elizabeth A. Reproductive justice for incarcerated mothers and advocacy for their infants and young children |
title | Reproductive justice for incarcerated mothers and advocacy for their infants and young children |
title_full | Reproductive justice for incarcerated mothers and advocacy for their infants and young children |
title_fullStr | Reproductive justice for incarcerated mothers and advocacy for their infants and young children |
title_full_unstemmed | Reproductive justice for incarcerated mothers and advocacy for their infants and young children |
title_short | Reproductive justice for incarcerated mothers and advocacy for their infants and young children |
title_sort | reproductive justice for incarcerated mothers and advocacy for their infants and young children |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6973282/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31323699 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21810 |
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