Reaching out: caring for women prisoners in Western Australia
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Place of Publication
United Kingdom
School
School of Nursing and Midwifery
RAS ID
19103
Abstract
Incarcerated women are a vulnerable group with complex needs in pregnancy, birth and early parenting; and this is further complicated with a drug and/or alcohol addiction. Prior to the establishment of an antenatal outreach clinic in a Western Australian prison for women, pregnant inmates received fragmented antenatal care. Some of the women did not disclose drug and alcohol issues for fear of involvement of child protection services, and some refused to be transported for care to maternity hospitals for antenatal appointments.
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Geraghty, S. (2015). Reaching out: caring for women prisoners in Western Australia. The Practising Midwife, 18(1), 26-28. Available here.