TY - JOUR AU - Pendleton, Virginia AU - Saunders, Jennifer B. AU - Shlafer, Rebecca PY - 2020 DA - 2020/01/04 TI - Corrections officers’ knowledge and perspectives of maternal and child health policies and programs for pregnant women in prison JO - Health & Justice SP - 1 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - In response to the dramatic increase in the number of women incarcerated in the United States—and a growing awareness that a small proportion of women enter prison pregnant and have unique health needs—some prisons have implemented policies and programs to support pregnant women (defined here as maternal and child health [MCH] policies and programs). Corrections officers (COs) are key stakeholders in the successful implementation of prison policies and programs. Yet, little empirical research has examined prison COs’ knowledge and perspectives of MCH policies and programs, particularly the impact such policies and programs have on COs’ primary job responsibility of maintaining safety and security. The objective of this mixed-methods study was to understand COs’ knowledge and perspectives of MCH policies and programs in one state prison, with a specific emphasis on the prison’s pregnancy and birth support (doula) program. SN - 2194-7899 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-019-0102-0 DO - 10.1186/s40352-019-0102-0 ID - Pendleton2020 ER -