E4P Research Products

Parent Project

Thomas, K. K., Siegler, A., Freese, R., Bull, C., Shlafer, R. "The success is just seeing them connected" - a mixed methods analysis of group-based perinatal education in eight state prisons. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2026;26(619). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-026-09151-9
Thomas KK, Crawford A, Siegler A, et al. It’s a Piece that Helps Them Stay Connected to Their Child: Facilitators and Barriers to Lactation Support Programs in Seven State Prisons. Breastfeeding Medicine. 2025;20(10):707-714. doi:10.1177/15568253251364885
Wilson, S.H., Marsh, N., Zielinski, M., Corbett, A., Siegler, A., Shlafer, R. Enhanced perinatal programs for people in prisons: A summary of six states' programs. Journal of Criminal Justice, 2022. doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2022.101965

Beck, A., Osman, I., Watson, A. et al. “It’s gotta be really hard to be a mom inside right now:” a qualitative analysis on the impacts of COVID-19 on perinatal support programs for people in prison. Health Justice 13, 54 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-025-00359-z
Beck, A., Osman, I., Watson, A. N., Smith, A., Seaver, B., Sufrin, C., & Shlafer, R. J. (2025). "We were on lockdown for pretty much my entire pregnancy": a qualitative study of pregnancy care in prisons and jails during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 25(1), 815. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07908-2
Corbett, A., Osman, I., Roane, A., Crawford, A.D., Siegler, A., & Shlafer, R. (2023). The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Care and Treatment of Pregnant, Birthing, and Postpartum People in Prisons in the United States. U. St. Thomas L.J., 19(3): 587–606. Available at: https://ir.stthomas.edu/ustlj/vol19/iss3/6
Osman I, Beck A, Watson AN, Sufrin C, Shlafer RJ (2025). A qualitative review of organizational COVID-19 communications and guidance for pregnant and postpartum people who are incarcerated, Health Equity 9:1, 305–315, DOI: 10.1089/heq.2024.0235.

Crawford, A.D., Testa, A., Darilek, U., Howe, R., McGrath, J.M., Shlafer, R. (2024). Perinatal outcomes of women on community supervision – A scoping review. Journal of Correctional Health Care. https://doi.org/10.1089/jchc.23.09.0073
Crawford, AD., Zettler, H., Braddy, S., Hayward, JM, Howe, R., Rowe, J., McGrath, JM. (2025) Stakeholder engagement with community supervision to address the health outcomes- A Scoping review. Target Journal: Public Health Nursing. doi: 10.1111/phn.13577