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Article Dans Une Revue Ciência and Saúde Coletiva Année : 2016

Birth in prison: pregnancy and birth behind bars in Brazil

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The high vulnerability of incarcerated women is worsened when they are pregnant and give birth during imprisonment. This article traces the profile of incarcerated women living with their children in female prison units of the capitals and metropolitan regions of Brazil and describes pregnancy and childbirth conditions and health-care practices while in incarceration. This study is an analysis of a series of cases resultant from a national census conducted between August 2012 and January 2014. This analysis included 241 mothers. Of these, 45% were younger than 25 years old, 57% were dark skinned, 53% had studied less than eight years and 83% were multiparous. At the time of incarceration, 89% were already pregnant and two thirds did not want the current pregnancy. Access to prenatal care was inadequate for 36% of the women. During their hospital stay, 15% referred to having suffered some type of violence (verbal, psychological, or physical). Only 15% of the mothers rated the care received during their hospital stay as excellent. They had low so-cial/familial support and more than one third reported the use of handcuffs during their hospital stay. Incarcerated mothers received poorer health-care during pregnancy and birth when compared with non-incarcerated users of the public sector. This study also found violations of human rights, especially during birth.
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hal-01347483 , version 1 (21-07-2016)

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Maria Do Carmo Leal, Barbara Vasques da Silva Ayres, Ana Paula Esteves-Pereira, Alexandra Roma Sánchez, Bernard Larouzé. Birth in prison: pregnancy and birth behind bars in Brazil. Ciência and Saúde Coletiva, 2016, 21 (7), pp.2061-2070. ⟨10.1590/1413-81232015217.02592016⟩. ⟨hal-01347483⟩
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