Abstract
The Women Who Don’t Get Counted
Highlights
The current incarceration facilities for the growing number of women, are depriving expecting mothers of adequate care crucial for the child’s mental and physical development
Several studies confirmed that there is not a standard for prenatal care for women incarcerated during pregnancy
Indiana Women’s Prison (IWP), a max security female prison, has a program called Wee Ones that enables women convicted of nonviolent crimes to spend 30 months bonding with their newborn child
Summary
Diana Sanchez was not offered any prenatal care after she was incarcerated. Neither she nor her son received appropriate postnatal care.[6] Sanchez was on medication for opioid withdrawal while pregnant, which could have been detrimental to her baby’s health.[7] There is an unacceptable absence of pre- and postnatal care in most US prisons. Several studies confirmed that there is not a standard for prenatal care for women incarcerated during pregnancy. That is roughly $5.7 thousand per prisoner, according to an NIH study done in 2015.10 There should be an adequate amount of funding for the health needs of incarcerated pregnant women. By depriving pregnant women of healthcare, the prisons are depriving the fetus of adequate care
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