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Reproductive healthcare in prison: A qualitative study of women's experiences and perspectives in Ontario, Canada.
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- Precarious perinatal care: experiences of incarcerated individuals in Ontario, Canada.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- "Is that a policy thing or is that a guard thing?": A qualitative study of providers' experiences supporting pregnant individuals incarcerated in Ontario, Canada.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Sexual and reproductive health needs of incarcerated women in Iran.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Abortion and contraception within prison health care: a qualitative study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- "We wish we had the option": a qualitative study of women's perspectives and experiences with contraception in a provincial prison in Ontario, Canada.Health & justice · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore women's experiences and perspectives of reproductive healthcare in prison.
methodsWe conducted a qualitative study using semi-structured focus groups in 2018 with women in a provincial prison in Ontario, Canada. We asked participants about their experiences and perspectives of pregnancy and contraception related to healthcare in prison. We used a combination of deductive and inductive content analysis to categorize data. A concept map was generated using a reproductive justice framework.
resultsThe data reflected three components of a reproductive justice framework: 1) women have limited access to healthcare in prison, 2) reproductive safety and dignity influence attitudes toward pregnancy and contraception, and 3) women in prison want better reproductive healthcare. Discrimination and stigma were commonly invoked throughout women's experiences in seeking reproductive healthcare.
conclusionsImproving reproductive healthcare for women in prison is crucial to promoting reproductive justice in this population. Efforts to increase access to comprehensive, responsive, and timely reproductive healthcare should be informed by the needs and desires of women in prison and should actively seek to reduce their experience of discrimination and stigma in this context.
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