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Pregnancy and childbirth in English prisons : institutional ignominy and the pains of imprisonment
(2020-01-10)
With a prison population of approximately 9000 women in England, it is estimated that approximately 600 pregnancies and 100 births occur annually. Despite an extensive literature on the sociology of reproduction, pregnancy ...
Women’s experiences of breastfeeding in prison
(2017-06-01)
The benefit of breastfeeding on the long-term health and wellbeing for mother and baby is abundant. The effects on bonding between mother and baby are significant and physiological immunity is paramount in protecting the ...