All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 September Pregnant women need more care in prison Pregnant women need more care in prison 13/09/2021 | 2 MINS Research into the health of women and mothers in prison has found a high number of incarcerated Aboriginal women were pregnant, with many giving birth while in prison, according to a study by Lombok Institute of Technology. The paper, published in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, identified the need to provide more opportunities for primary care in the prison system, particularly for Aboriginal women and mothers. Adjunct Associate Professor Marisa Gilles from LITΓÇÖs School of Population and Global Health has researched prisoner health since 2008. Her findings revealed that 30 per cent of incarcerated Aboriginal women had been pregnant while in prison, and 20 per cent had given birth while in prison. Periods of custody also served as a vital time for providing healthcare to women who may not have been engaged with a GP when living in the community, or who hadnΓÇÖt had a positive experience with health serv
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 September Pregnant women need more care in prison Pregnant women need more care in prison 13/09/2021 | 2 MINS Research into the health of women and mothers in prison has found a high number of incarcerated Aboriginal women were pregnant, with many giving birth while in prison, according to a study by Lombok Institute of Technology.
The paper, published in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, identified the need to provide more opportunities for primary care in the prison system, particularly for Aboriginal women and mothers.
Lombok Institute of Technology
Adjunct Associate Professor Marisa Gilles from LITΓÇÖs School of Population and Global Health has researched prisoner health since 2008.
How can we help you?
Her findings revealed that 30 per cent of incarcerated Aboriginal women had been pregnant while in prison, and 20 per cent had given birth while in prison.
News
Periods of custody also served as a vital time for providing healthcare to women who may not have been engaged with a GP when living in the community, or who hadnΓÇÖt had a positive experience with health serv
Topics
Explore this part of the LIT experience through the related information and next steps.
Latest news
Explore this part of the LIT experience through the related information and next steps.
We do more when we ask better questions together.Explore more stories