▁criminal ▁justice ▁and ▁imm igr ant ▁det ention ▁systems , ▁particularly ▁women ▁with ▁low ▁in comes ▁or ▁from ▁other ▁se ctors ▁of ▁society ▁with ▁limited ▁access ▁to ▁health care . ▁A ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁report ▁showed ▁that ▁ 8 4 % ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁prison ▁had ▁been ▁sex ually ▁active ▁within ▁ 3 ▁months ▁of ▁their ▁arrest , ▁but ▁only ▁ 2 8 % ▁had ▁used ▁contra ception . ▁New ly ▁in car cer ated ▁women ▁are ▁therefore ▁at ▁a ▁higher ▁risk ▁of ▁un int ended ▁pre gn ancy . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁pre gn an cies ▁also ▁become ▁high ▁risk ▁due ▁to ▁subst ance ▁use ▁before ▁in car cer ation ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁pr en atal ▁care ▁services ▁both ▁before ▁and ▁during ▁in car cer ation , ▁leading ▁to ▁pre term ▁deliver ies , ▁sp ont aneous ▁abort ions , ▁low - b irth weight ▁inf ants , ▁pre ec lam ps ia , ▁or ▁f etal ▁alco hol ▁synd rome . ▁During ▁in car cer ation , ▁many ▁women ▁report ▁challeng es ▁in ▁accessing ▁appropriate ▁pr en atal , ▁bir thing , ▁and ▁post part um ▁care , ▁sometimes ▁with ▁dis astr ous ▁and ▁even ▁life - th re aten ing ▁results . ▁Women ▁have ▁been ▁denied ▁medical ▁attention ▁when ▁in ▁labor , ▁sh ack led ▁during ▁labor ▁even ▁against ▁the ▁requests ▁of ▁medical ▁profession als , ▁and ▁refused ▁post part um ▁do ctors ' ▁vis its ▁after ▁high - ris k ▁birth s . ▁Sh ack ling ▁in ▁five -