Clarke Jennifer G, Phipps Maureen, Tong Iris, Rose Jennifer, Gold Melanie
Brown University Center for Primary Care and Prevention/Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860, USA.
J Correct Health Care. 2010 Apr;16(2):133-8. doi: 10.1177/1078345809356533.
Approximately 6% to 10% of women entering jails are pregnant. Women entering jail are often poor, medically underserved, and at high risk for substance abuse and unplanned pregnancies. We hypothesize that many women who are pregnant when entering jail have had a prior incarceration and conceived soon after release. We reviewed charts of 269 pregnant women entering the Rhode Island jail between August 1997 and November 2002. Of these women, 52.4% had prior incarcerations. In addition, 117 women conceived within 1 year of a prior release (50% within 90 days, 24% within 91 to 180 days, and 26% more than 180 days postrelease). Women who conceived within 90 days were more likely to be incarcerated for more than 30 days while pregnant than women who conceived after 90 days (relative risk 2.38; 95% confidence interval 1.12 to 5.07). Providing contraceptive services at the time of release may help decrease the number of women who enter jail pregnant.
进入监狱的女性中约有6%至10%处于怀孕状态。进入监狱的女性往往贫困，医疗服务不足，且存在药物滥用和意外怀孕的高风险。我们推测，许多入狱时已怀孕的女性曾有过入狱经历，且在获释后不久便怀孕。我们查阅了1997年8月至2002年11月期间进入罗德岛监狱的269名孕妇的病历。在这些女性中，52.4%曾有过入狱经历。此外，117名女性在之前一次获释后的1年内怀孕（50%在90天内，24%在91至180天内，26%在获释180天后）。与在90天后怀孕的女性相比，在90天内怀孕的女性在孕期被监禁超过30天的可能性更大（相对风险2.38；95%置信区间1.12至5.07）。在释放时提供避孕服务可能有助于减少入狱时已怀孕的女性数量。
