Date of Completion

2024

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Keywords

Pregnant, Health Care

Abstract

Purpose Statement: The systematic review was done to synthesize the existing literature on the health care needs and health care services for pregnant women in jails. The study specifically aims:

1. To identify and map the existing literature on the health needs specific to pregnant women within carceral settings. 2. To examine the range and nature of health concerns, including physical, mental, and reproductive health, experienced by pregnant and postpartum women in correctional facilities. 3. To assess the adequacy of current healthcare services and interventions provided to pregnant women in jails. 4. To explore the gaps, challenges, and barriers in addressing the unique health requirements of pregnant and postpartum women within carceral environments. 5. To synthesize key findings and provide recommendations for future research directions and improvements in policies and practices to better address the health needs of Pregnant women in correctional settings. 6. To conclude if research on the healthcare needs and services of pregnant women in city jails are adequate and well defined

Scope and Delimitations: This study focused on the health care needs and health care services for pregnant women in jails. The study utilized a systematic review approach by synthesizing previous studies. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were established to extract literatures.

Methodology: A systematic review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting System for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) 2020 checklist. Studies were imported from six databases and underwent the Title and Abstract Screening, Full-text Review, and Data Extraction in Covidence to filter the eligible articles according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Findings: Out of the 559 studies imported, six were included in this systematic review. The common themes identified in the selected studies shed light to the inadequacies in the provision of healthcare services for pregnant women in jails specifically concerning perinatal care, nutrition, HIV transmission prevention from mother to child, substandard prison conditions, insufficient healthcare personnel, inadequately trained and informed correctional officers, and lack of research.

First Advisor

Alely S. Reyes, RN, MAN, PhD

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