The Birth Experience of Women in the Czech Prison System
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F48135445%3A_____%2F24%3AN0000078" target="_blank" >RIV/48135445:_____/24:N0000078 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://oars.uos.ac.uk/3825/" target="_blank" >https://oars.uos.ac.uk/3825/</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/IJC-2024-0016" target="_blank" >10.1891/IJC-2024-0016</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Birth Experience of Women in the Czech Prison System
Original language description
Evidence regarding the incarceration of women generally indicates significant mental health challenges, particularly elevated depression and reduced self-esteem. However, in the Czech Republic, little research has been undertaken on the birth experiences of women in this population, and indeed, more generally, there is little research undertaken on this specific group of women. METHODS: A quantitative questionnaire-based cohort study was undertaken in a major women’s prison in the Czech Republic. The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R), the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) were administered to participants. Comparisons with normative data using the one-sample t test, comparisons between depression screen positive/negative groups using the independent t test, and correlational analysis were conducted. A measure of postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder (PP-PTSD) was also administered. RESULTS: BSS-R subscale scores were observed to be either similar or higher than the noncustodial population. High screen-positive rates of EPDS-assessed depression were observed, and the study cohort was characterized by low RSES-assessed self-esteem. PP-PTSD levels approximated the noncustodial population. CONCLUSIONS: Women in the Czech prison system report levels of birth satisfaction equal to or better than noncustodial women. However, the mental health of this group is comparatively impoverished, thus presenting a complex relationship between birth experience and mental health during the prison sentence. Limitations of the research are discussed, and the direction of future research is indicated.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30301 - Social biomedical sciences (includes family planning, sexual health, psycho-oncology, political and social effects of biomedical research)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
International Journal of Childbirth
ISSN
2156-5287
e-ISSN
2156-5295
Volume of the periodical
14
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
163-172
UT code for WoS article
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85205560376