title: Psychosocial adaption to pregnancy in prison.
abstract: 1. Childbearing for incarcerated women is complicated by characteristics of special needs associated with psychosocial adaptation to increased stress, a restrictive physical environment, alteration of social support systems, and the displacement of the maternal role functions after birth. 2. Psychiatric nurses are in a unique position to affect the health care provided for pregnant inmates by virtue of their knowledge and expertise in assessing and treating problems in psychosocial adaptation. 3. Assessment of pregnant inmates is based on identification of the presence and magnitude of dimensions of stress, environmental restrictiveness, social support systems, and maternal role displacement.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University, New Albany 47150.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Hufft
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D012380:Role; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*