Health care of pregnant women in U.S. state prisons

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 557-569

  Ferszt, Ginette G ^a   Clarke, Jennifer G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care; Incarcerated pregnant women; Shackles and restraints

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRISON; PRISONER; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PRISONERS; PRISONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860445983     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2012.0048     Document Type: Article

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