ARRWIP is engaged in a number of research projects that address reproductive health and health care issues among people experiencing incarceration. Learn more about our studies by following the links below.
Until ARRWIP’s “Pregnancy in Prison Statistics” (PIPS) study, there have been no systematic data on how many pregnant people are behind bars in the U.S. or what happens to those pregnancies.
PERIL will provide the first population-based estimates of incidence, causes, and disparities in pregnancy-associated death, stillbirth, and infant mortality among people who were incarcerated during pregnancy and/or up to one year postpartum. We will do this by conducting a data linkage analysis between prison admission/release records and state vital records across three states. The PERIL study will also conduct qualitation interviews to examine gaps and opportunities in how public health and carceral health agencies address risk factors for preventable infant and maternal mortality.
MOMCARE is an implementation resource focused on providing guidance and support for jails to promote evidence-based, patient-centered care for pregnant and postpartum people with opioid use disorder who are in and leaving jails.
While the standard of care for pregnant people with opioid use disorder (OUD) is to be on medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) with methadone or buprenorphine, the PIPS study found that this care is not consistently available...
We conducted a qualitative, interview-based study with incarcerated pregnant people in a jail and a prison each in 2 different states to explore the experiences of imprisoned, pregnant people and their pregnancy care during incarceration. Interviews focused on how the environment of confinement influences various decisions they make about their pregnancies.
Rebecca Shlafer, PhD, of the University of Minnesota, collaborated with the ARRWIP team to assess how COVID-19 effects pregnancy care and policies in US prisons and jails.
The ARRWIP team is collaborating with Rebecca Shlafer, PhD, MPH, of the University of Minnesota on a study of the pregnancy and postpartum support programs offered to incarcerated individuals in six states.
The ARRWIP team is collaborating with a team from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on this study of people’s experiences with being incarcerated...
The ARRWIP team is collaborating with Brendan Saloner, PhD, of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, on this evaluation study examining the implementation and post-release outcomes of HB116 in Mayland...
The ARRWIP team collaborated with Brendan Saloner, PhD, of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, on this study examining the ethical dimensions...
In 2016, our team collaborated with B’more for Healthy Babies at the Baltimore City Health Department to conduct a reproductive health needs assessment among...
