We have a variety of free trainings for professionals working with incarcerated pregnant and postpartum persons.
Corrections Professionals
Training topics include:
• Provisions of the Dignity for Women Who are Incarcerated Act,
• Recognizing maternal warning signs,
• Substance use during pregnancy, and
• COVID 19 and pregnancy.
Click HERE for the training
Healthcare Professionals-(free nursing contact hours)
Training topics include:
- Who are Incarcerated Women?
- What NC’s newly-passed Dignity Act affects you and your patients,
- Trauma-informed Care, and
- Discharge instructions and additional resources.
Click HERE for the training.
Jail Health Staff (free nursing contact hours)
Audience: Health care professionals providing care in jail settings
Key Info: Dignity Act, maternal warning signs and substance use info, COVID-19 risk mitigation
Contact Megan Williams for more information on this training megan_williams@med.unc.edu
When Pregnant People Encounter the Justice System (continuing legal education hours)
Audience: Defense attorneys, prosecutors, district attorneys, judges
Key Info: Dignity Act, COVID-19 risk and other health outcomes of perinatal incarceration, system of perinatal substance use treatment in NC
Contact Megan Williams for more information on this training megan_williams@med.unc.edu