Open AccessCOVID-19's Effect on Pregnancy Care for Incarcerated People
Author(s) -
Camille Kramer,
Ashley-Devon Williamston,
Rebecca J. Shlafer,
Carolyn Sufrin
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
health equity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.826
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2473-1242
DOI - 10.1089/heq.2022.0035
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pregnancy , pandemic , virology , medicine , psychology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology , outbreak , disease , genetics
Prisons and jails are high risk environments for COVID-19. Little is known about COVID-19's impact on pregnancy care for the tens of thousands of pregnant people who pass through these institutions each year. This study aimed to describe how COVID-19 has influenced prisons' and jails' pregnancy care services.