C I Fogel1. 1. School of Nursing, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7460.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To document the risk factors and outcomes of pregnant women incarcerated in a maximum-security prison. DESIGN: Descriptive correlational study. SETTING: Women's correctional facility. PARTICIPANTS: Eighty-nine pregnant women incarcerated during the third trimester of pregnancy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Medical, obstetric, life-style, and psychologic risk factors during pregnancy; birth weight; weeks of gestation at delivery; and presence of congenital anomalies in the newborn. RESULTS: Numerous risk factors during pregnancy, including chemical dependency, poor nutritional status, poor obstetric histories, high levels of anxiety and depression, and inadequate prenatal care. CONCLUSIONS: There is a need for intensive prenatal education for incarcerated women and for chemical dependency treatment programs designed specifically for incarcerated pregnant women. Interventions that address psychologic distress also are needed.
OBJECTIVE: To document the risk factors and outcomes of pregnant women incarcerated in a maximum-security prison. DESIGN: Descriptive correlational study. SETTING:Women's correctional facility. PARTICIPANTS: Eighty-nine pregnant women incarcerated during the third trimester of pregnancy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Medical, obstetric, life-style, and psychologic risk factors during pregnancy; birth weight; weeks of gestation at delivery; and presence of congenital anomalies in the newborn. RESULTS: Numerous risk factors during pregnancy, including chemical dependency, poor nutritional status, poor obstetric histories, high levels of anxiety and depression, and inadequate prenatal care. CONCLUSIONS: There is a need for intensive prenatal education for incarcerated women and for chemical dependency treatment programs designed specifically for incarcerated pregnant women. Interventions that address psychologic distress also are needed.
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