Improving antenatal care in prisons

Improving antenatal care in prisons

Perspectives Significant progress is being made to improve the outcomes of pregnancy and childbirth in many countries. In many low-and middle-income countries, including Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Bolivia (the Plurinational State of), Myanmar and Pakistan, great strides have been made in significantly reducing maternal mortality. 1 However, the estimated 24 000–60 000 women who are pregnant and inca...

Improving mental health in prisons.

‘I am able to separate the person from his behaviour’ – clinical nurse specialist Jacqueline Bell-Walsh brings a range of skills to her new role. When Jacqueline Bell-Walsh was appointed the first in-reach mental health clinician to pilot a new programme at Spring Hill Corrections Facility in the Waikato town of Te Kauwhata, it was an opportunity to use the very best of her skills. Bell-Walsh b...

Health care problems in prisons.

© 2000 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors The principle that prisoners are entitled to the same level of health care as that provided in the wider community is accepted in enlightened society and within enlightened prison systems. Ruth Elwood Martin (page 637) documented the number of female inmates at a BC institution who would be willing to undergo Papanicolaou smear screening if t...

Improving access to psychological therapies in prisons.

Diabetes in prisons: improving its management.