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Research Article

Nurses’ Experiences Caring for Incarcerated Patients in a Perinatal Unit

, RN, PhD, , RN, BA & , RN, BA
Pages 25-29 | Published online: 09 Jan 2013
 

Abstract

Studies indicate that psychological support of a mother during labor greatly increases the well-being of the mother and the infant. Nurses caring for incarcerated women in birthing centers, provide the only caring support these women have a possibility of receiving. However, there is a dearth of studies that explore nurses’ perception of their role in caring for female offenders. The purpose of this article is to present a study that explored nurses’ perception of caring for incarcerated women in a perinatal setting. Findings of the study indicated that nurses have difficulty working around the shackles that tied a laboring offender to the bed, and found the guards in the room to be intrusive. Some nurses advocated for the patients; others felt that the women were getting what they deserved. Most nurses struggled with the emotions of the incarcerated mom leaving behind her newborn upon return to prison.

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