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.
The ARRWIP team collaborated with Brendan Saloner, PhD, of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, on this study examining the ethical dimensions...
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.
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...
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.
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.
The United States has exceedingly high rates of both maternal mortality and incarceration, phenomena which are both also marked by racial disparities. Yet prior research has not explored how incarceration during the perinatal period affects maternal mortality. Moreover, we know little about the impact of maternal incarceration on the incidence of fetal and infant death. This study 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 examine gaps and opportunities in how public health and carceral health agencies address risk factors for preventable infant and maternal mortality, by conducting qualitative interviews with professionals in carceral health and child welfare, and of review committee members for maternal and fetal/infant mortality. Together, results from these three aims will identify modifiable risk factors for maternal and infant death among incarcerated people and inform clinical and policy interventions to improve maternal and infant health and advance equity.
Funded by: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (1R01HD117944-01)
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...
The ARRWIP team collaborated with Brendan Saloner, PhD, of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, on this study examining the ethical dimensions...
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...
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...
