Interview with Regina Cardaci, author of Care of Pregnant Women in the Criminal Justice System (September, 2013)

Published: Aug. 27, 2013, 9:05 p.m.

b'\\nCurrent practices in the treatment and transfer of pregnant inmates in this country may negatively affect maternal and fetal health or well-being. Some, like shackling during labor, may violate federal or state laws; others conflict with standards of obstetric care and are widely considered unethical or inhumane. Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy discusses these practices and implications for nurses with the author.'