3-108 - Promising Interventions with Pregnant Incarcerated Women

Session Type: Poster Symposium

Integrative Statement

In the U.S., most incarcerated women are of childbearing age (Glaze, 2010), and when they enter jail or prison, approximately 6-10% are pregnant (Clarke et al., 2006). Because correctional systems were established to serve predominantly male populations, health care in most correctional settings falls short of meeting the basic needs of women (Fazel & Baillargeon, 2010). Care and services during incarceration and the re-entry period for pregnant women are even more dismal (Ferszt & Clarke, 2012). This poster symposium showcases intervention and evaluation work being done with pregnant incarcerated women to improve birth outcomes, maternal, and newborn health. The first two posters show that women who participate in the MOMobile® at Riverside intervention in Pennsylvania show lower rates of recidivism and that participation benefits maternal identity. The second two posters come from the Healthy Beginnings Project (HBP) in Virginia and show that intervention improves pregnancy and nutrition knowledge and those gains in knowledge are associated with improved birth outcomes. The second poster from the HBP shows that relative to women from the community enrolled in WIC, HBP participants show better birth outcomes. The final poster shows that participation in a prison doula program in Minnesota increases the likelihood of initiating breastfeeding. Taken together, these posters underscore the need and benefit of services for this population. The discussant, an expert in gender-related health, will provide additional insights into the complex health needs of pregnant incarcerated women and discuss implications for fetal development and opportunities for future research and intervention.

Sub Unit

• Health, Growth, Injury

Chair

• Danielle Horvath Dallaire, The College of William and Mary

Discussant

• Holly Harner, La Salle University

Individual Presentations

• 1. The MOMobile at Riverside® Program - Presenting Author: Marjie Mogul, Maternity Care Coalition

• 2. Parenting After Jail: Results from the Mother’s Reentry Study - Presenting Author: Marjie Mogul, Maternity Care Coalition; Elisabeth Stelson, University of Pennsylvania; Rosemary Frasso, University of Pennsylvania; Jeane Ann Grisso, University of Pennsylvania; Holly Harner, La Salle University

• 3. Prenatal Nutrition and Nutrition Knowledge for Pregnant Incarcerated Women - Presenting Author: Emily Tyne Gorman, College of William and Mary; Constance Hull, The College of William and Mary; Caroline Kelsey, The College of William and Mary; Danielle Horvath Dallaire, The College of William and Mary; Catherine Forestell, The College of William and Mary

• 4. Birth Outcomes Among Pregnant Incarcerated Women and Women Enrolled in WIC - Presenting Author: Caroline Kelsey, The College of William and Mary; Danielle Horvath Dallaire, The College of William and Mary; Catherine Forestell, The College of William and Mary

• 5. Breastfeeding among Incarcerated Mothers in a Prison Pregnancy and Support Group - Presenting Author: Laurel Davis, University of Minnesota; Lauren A Hindt, University of Minnesota; Erin Casey, University of Minnesota; Rebecca J Shlafer, University of Minnesota