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Here are some resources that we think are useful for people working in incarcerated settings, including health care staff, custody staff, and leadership, to help provide the best possible reproductive health care for incarcerated individuals.

Resources for Carceral Staff

Reproductive Health Care Legislation for Incarcerated People

https://arrwip.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ARRWIP-Reproductive-Health-Laws-Table_Aug-2024-1.pdf

Recognizing Urgent Maternal Warning Signs in Custody

https://arrwip.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Resources-for-carceral-staff-urgent-maternal-warning-signs-and-labor-signs-4.pdf

Recognizing Labor Signs in Custody

https://arrwip.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Recognizing-Labor-Signs-for-Correctional-Staff_ARRWIP.pdf

Initial Pregnancy & OUD Screening & Care at Jail Intake

https://arrwip.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ARRWIP-initial-preg-and-OUD-screening-and-care-at-jail-intake.pdf

Please see The Convening (2017) for a discussion of how incarceration impacts pregnant people and ways to initiate change.