Worth Reading: Incarcerated Women's Health Issues
Author: Margaret R. Moreland, JD, MSLS.
Source: Volume 21, Number 02, January/February 2020 , pp.21-22(2)
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Abstract:
Our regular survey of important research findings reviews papers dealing with incarcerated women with hypertension and policies on shackling during child birth. Articles reviewed include “Public Health Nurses: Helping Incarcerated Women with Hypertension” by Mariana Arevalo, Arianna Larragoitiy, Alana Vargas, Pamela Kohlbry, and Carmen Warner-Robbins, published in American Jails; and “Where Does Your State Stand on Shackling of Pregnant Incarcerated Women?” by Ginette G. Ferszt, Michelle Palmer, and Christine McGrane, published in Nursing for Women’s Health.Keywords: Women with Hypertension; Shackling of Pregnant Incarcerated Women
Affiliations:
1: Pace University Law School.