Pregnancy Prevalence and Outcomes in U.S. Jails.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the number of admissions of pregnant people to U.S. jails and the outcomes of pregnancies that end in custody.

Methods

We prospectively collected pregnancy data from six U.S. jails, including the five largest jails, on a monthly basis for 12 months. Jails reported de-identified, aggregate numbers of pregnant people admitted, births, preterm births, cesarean deliveries, miscarriages, induced abortions, ectopic pregnancies, and maternal and newborn deaths.

Results

There were 1,622 admissions of pregnant people in 12 months in the selected jails. The highest 1-day count of pregnant people at a single jail was 65. The majority of these admissions involved the release of a pregnant person. Of the 224 pregnancies that ended in jail, 144 (64%) were live

SUBMITTER: Sufrin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7183903 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature