Article 9: Creating a coordinated system of care for mother-baby pairs transitioning from a prison nursery to their home community (ACJ13-A009)
Abstract
Prison nursery units have improved outcomes for mother-baby pairs, but challenges remain postrelease. Motivated by a coauthor who experienced incarceration in a prison nursery, university public health faculty collaborated with the Indiana Department of Correction Medical Division’s Transitional Healthcare team to develop and implement Mothers on the Rise (MOR), an innovative program that coordinates care for each mother-baby pair at the Indiana Women’s Prison during their transition to community, and first year post-release. We describe the creation of this system, grounded in human rights and health equity approaches, its components, processes, and successes in improving community reintegration for mother-baby pairs.
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