Greetings
I am a CNM currently working in the county jail in Seattle, Wash. I may
be the first jail midwife as no one I've met knows of any others. I do
prenatal and gyn care for women inmates, many or most of whom are drug
addicted and/or commercial sex workers.
I am not currently working in research, although I am an avid consumer.
I was originally hired by the County to participate in Infant Mortality
Review. This was abandoned suddenly a couple of years ago (apparently
infant mortality was no longer felt to be a problem, or else people were
tired of thinking about it). I am involved with data gathering for a doula
project, a qualitative study of doulas assigned to inmates who deliver
while incarcerated (prior to this they have been allowed no labor support
other than L&D nurses).
I am currently enrolled in a distance learning program to become a FNP.
Lily Kay CNM MSN MPH
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