Kramer Camille, Williamston Ashley-Devon, Shlafer Rebecca J, Sufrin Carolyn B
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Health Equity. 2022 Jun 10;6(1):406-411. doi: 10.1089/heq.2022.0035. eCollection 2022.
OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND: 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.
We conducted a cross-sectional survey of a convenience sample of U.S. prisons and jails and report descriptive statistics.
We received 17 responses. Sites reported changes in prenatal care delivery, support programming, housing, and visitation. Most sites implemented changes in housing arrangements to quarantine individuals at-risk for COVID-19. Many sites increased their use of virtual technology to supplement for suspended in-person appointments, programming, and visitation.
The impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy care delivery and support services for incarcerated pregnant people is variable. As the pandemic continues, research and policy should ensure that incarcerated pregnant people have access to full scope pregnancy care.
目的/背景：监狱是新冠病毒病（COVID-19）的高风险环境。对于每年有成千上万孕妇进出这些机构的情况，人们对COVID-19对孕期护理的影响知之甚少。本研究旨在描述COVID-19如何影响监狱的孕期护理服务。
我们对美国监狱的便利样本进行了横断面调查，并报告描述性统计数据。
我们收到了17份回复。各场所报告了产前护理提供、支持项目、住房和探视方面的变化。大多数场所改变了住房安排，对有COVID-19风险的人员进行隔离。许多场所增加了虚拟技术的使用，以补充暂停的面对面预约、项目和探视。
COVID-19对被监禁孕妇的孕期护理提供和支持服务的影响各不相同。随着疫情的持续，研究和政策应确保被监禁孕妇能够获得全面的孕期护理。
