point ▁rest raint s ▁( both ▁w rist s , ▁both ▁an k les , ▁and ▁across ▁the ▁bel ly ) ▁during ▁pre gn ancy ▁and ▁post part um ▁has ▁been ▁known ▁to ▁cause ▁issues ▁like ▁mis car riage ▁( if ▁a ▁woman ▁tri ps ▁and ▁cannot ▁break ▁her ▁fall ▁with ▁her ▁hands ) ▁and ▁re open ▁st itch es ▁from ▁a ▁ces are an . ▁Women ▁have ▁been ▁automatically ▁conf ined ▁to ▁isol ation ▁after ▁bir thing ▁and ▁separation ▁from ▁new born s , ▁which ▁increases ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁post part um ▁de pression . ▁Bre ast feed ing ▁and ▁p ump ing ▁milk ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁prohib ited , ▁which ▁is ▁det r iment al ▁to ▁mat ernal ▁and ▁infant ▁health ▁and ▁to ▁mother - b aby ▁bond ing . ▁Adv oc ates ▁in ▁several ▁states ▁have ▁been ▁fighting ▁these ▁policies , ▁often ▁using ▁a ▁re product ive ▁justice ▁framework , ▁and ▁several ▁have ▁won ▁policy ▁changes . ▁Dou la ▁groups ▁have ▁also ▁formed ▁to ▁provide ▁care ▁to ▁in car cer ated ▁and ▁det ained ▁women , ▁often ▁using ▁a ▁re product ive ▁justice ▁framework . ▁ ▁D ise ases ▁and ▁other ▁health ▁conditions ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁prison ▁has ▁triple d , ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁high ▁inc idence ▁of ▁serious ▁health ▁concerns , ▁including ▁H IV , ▁He pat itis ▁C , ▁and ▁re product ive ▁dise ases . ▁The ▁rate ▁of ▁H IV ▁is ▁higher ▁among ▁in car cer ated