Breastfeeding While in Jail

Abstract

Get full access to this article

View all access options for this article.

References

National Commission on Correctional Health Care. Breastfeeding in Correctional Settings. Position Statement Revised April, 2018. Available at https://www.ncchc.org/breastfeeding-in-correctional-settings (accessed June 23, 2021).

Eglash

. Breastfeeding During Incarceration in the USA. Institute for the Advancement of Breastfeeding and Lactation Education CQ #96, May 29, 2018. Available at https://lacted.org/questions/breastfeeding-during-incarceration-in-th-USA/#-text- (accessed June 23, 2021).

Shlafer

, Davis

, Hindt

, et al. Intention and initiation of breastfeeding among woman Who are incarcerated. Nurs Womens Health, 2018; 11:64–78.

Paynter

, Snelgrove-Clarke

. Breastfeeding in public for incarcerated women: The baby friendly steps. Int Breastfeed J, 2019; 14:16–23.

Sufrin

, Jones

, Mosher

, et al. Pregnancy prevalence and outcomes in U.S. jails. Obstet Gynecol, 2020; 135:1177–1183.

E. Ann Carson, BJS Statistician. Prisoners in 2018. U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics; 2020. Available at https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=6846 (accessed July 8, 2021).

Sufrin

, Beal

, Clarke

, et al. Pregnancy outcomes in US prisons, 2016–2017. Am J Public Health, 2019; 109:799–805.

Friedman

, Kaempf

, Kauffman

. The realities of pregnancy and mothering while incarcerated. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law, 2020; 48:365–375.