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BARBARA HOTELLING is an independent childbirth educator and doula in Rochester Hills, Michigan. She has served as president of Lamaze International, president of DONA International, and chair of the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services.
J Perinat Educ. 2008 Spring;17(2):37-44. doi: 10.1624/105812408X298372.
Pregnant prisoners have health-care needs that are minimally met by prison systems. Many of these mothers have high-risk pregnancies due to the economic and social problems that led them to be incarcerated: poverty, lack of education, inadequate health care, and substance abuse. Lamaze educators and doulas have the opportunity to replicate model programs that provide these women and their children with support, information, and empowering affirmation that improve parenting outcomes and decrease recidivism.
怀孕囚犯的医疗保健需求在监狱系统中几乎得不到满足。由于导致她们入狱的经济和社会问题，许多这类母亲都面临高危妊娠：贫困、缺乏教育、医疗保健不足以及药物滥用。拉玛泽分娩法教育者和导乐有机会复制一些模范项目，这些项目为这些女性及其子女提供支持、信息和赋予力量的肯定，从而改善育儿效果并减少累犯率。
