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Lost mothers - how women and professionals involved with the criminal justice system experience enforced separation of newborn babies

失去母亲——参与刑事司法系统的妇女和专业人士如何经历新生婴儿的强迫分离

基本信息

批准号：
ES/W007088/1
负责人：
Laura Abbott
金额：
$ 30.74万
依托单位：
University of Hertfordshire
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2022
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2022 至无数据
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FW007088%2F1
关键词：
Lost mothers how women professionals

项目摘要

ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI)The PI was awarded a one-year, full time Mildred Blaxter Post-Doctoral Fellowship from The Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness in 2020. The first opportunity to undertake research was as a mature doctoral student with the project: An ethnographic study into the experiences of pregnant women in English prisons. This was successfully awarded in 2018. This research had several impacts through media, presentations, publications and a change in prison policy. BACKGROUNDIn the UK, it is estimated that 6-7% of the female prison population are at varying stages of pregnancy and approximately 100 babies are born to incarcerated women each year. There are no exact data of the numbers of newborn babies removed from their mother at or soon after birth. There are six Mother and Baby Units (MBUs) in the 12 women's prisons in the UK, currently, all underutilised. Accounts from research of women being separated from their new-born babies demonstrate a deep sense of loss, yet surprisingly little research has examined experiences of the professionals and processes involved in separating mothers from their babies. THE LOST MOTHERS PROJECTThis project will comprise qualitative semi-structured interviews of the key professionals involved with pregnant women who have Criminal Justice System (CJS) involvement. Women who have been or who are in the process of being separated from their babies will be offered an in-depth face-to-face interview. The charity, Birth Companions and their Lived Experience Team will act as consultants to the project helping with recruitment, introductions, advising on participatory information, interview questions and consent forms. Non-participant observation of the processes involved will take place.PILOT STUDYThis proposal has been informed by a pilot study of the views of one group of actors (birth supporters) attending women who were being separated from their babies. This was undertaken by the PI during the Post-Doctoral Fellowship, in preparation for this proposal. Birth supporters suggested that the approach to mothers being separated from their newborn babies' cause women to face: "a huge amount of criticism, blame, judgement and a real lack of empathy." HOW DATA WILL BE COLLECTEDThe PI will explore imprisoned women's experiences through audio-recorded interviews and spend time observing the prison environment. This will include observation of the processes and decision making, such as sitting the 'mother and baby board'. Through audio-recorded interviews, the experiences of midwives, social workers, health visitors (HVs) and CJS staff will be elicited to understand the experiences and decision making regarding imprisoned women being separated from their babies. ETHICS AND ADVISORY GROUPAn advisory group, including charities and women who have lived experience, will inform all ethics decision making. The project will be conducted with integrity and transparency, complying with the ESRC framework for research ethics. The PI has built strong links with the female prison estate and continues to volunteer with the charity Birth Companions supporting pregnant women and new mothers in prison. BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECTThe study is unique in that it is the first project to link the professions of Social Work, Health Visiting, Midwifery and CJS staff, with women prisoners' experiences at its heart. Recommendations arising from this research has the potential to build upon and further improve understanding of women's experiences and the procedures involved in removal of new-borns from their imprisoned mothers. The project will benefit academic and health research, notably in the sociology of health and illness criminology, midwifery, health visiting and social work.

关于主要赞助商（PI）PI于2020年获得了健康与疾病社会学基金会为期一年的全职米尔德里德·布莱克斯特博士后奖学金。第一次有机会进行研究是作为一个成熟的博士生与项目：一个人种学研究到怀孕妇女在英国监狱的经验。该奖项于2018年成功颁发。这项研究通过媒体、演讲、出版物和监狱政策的改变产生了若干影响。在英国，据估计，6-7%的女性监狱人口处于不同的怀孕阶段，每年约有100名婴儿出生于被监禁的妇女。没有关于在出生时或出生后不久从母亲身边带走的新生儿人数的确切数据。目前，联合王国12所女子监狱中有6个母婴室，但都未得到充分利用。研究中关于妇女与新生儿分离的描述表明了一种深深的失落感，但令人惊讶的是，很少有研究调查将母亲与婴儿分离的专业人员和过程的经验。该项目将包括对涉及刑事司法系统（CJS）参与的孕妇的主要专业人员进行定性半结构化访谈。已经或正在与婴儿分离的妇女将接受深入的面对面访谈。慈善机构，出生伴侣和他们的生活经验团队将作为该项目的顾问，帮助招聘，介绍，参与信息，面试问题和同意书的建议。对与婴儿分离的妇女的一组行为者（生育支持者）的意见进行了一项试点研究，为这项建议提供了信息。这是由PI在博士后奖学金期间进行的，以准备本提案。生育支持者认为，将母亲与新生儿分开的做法导致女性面临：“大量的批评、指责、判断和真实的缺乏同情心。“如何收集数据PI将通过录音采访探索被监禁妇女的经历，并花时间观察监狱环境。这将包括观察过程和决策，如坐在“母亲和婴儿板”。通过录音访谈，将了解助产士、社会工作者、保健视察员和刑事司法处工作人员的经历，以了解被监禁妇女与其婴儿分开的经历和决策。道德和咨询小组一个咨询小组，包括慈善机构和有生活经验的妇女，将告知所有道德决策。该项目将以诚信和透明的方式进行，符合ESRC研究伦理框架。PI与女性监狱财产建立了牢固的联系，并继续与慈善机构Birth Companions一起志愿支持监狱中的孕妇和新妈妈。该研究的独特之处在于，它是第一个将社会工作、保健探访、助产和刑事司法处工作人员的专业与女囚犯的经历联系起来的项目。从这项研究中产生的建议有可能建立在妇女的经验和从其被监禁的母亲身上取出新生儿的程序的基础上，并进一步提高对这些经验和程序的理解。该项目将有利于学术和卫生研究，特别是在健康和疾病社会学、犯罪学、助产学、健康访问和社会工作方面。