Prenatal classes for inmates
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jailnurse708
I am a nurse at a regional jail and occasionally we have a female that comes to us pregnant. I am working on setting up some type of prenatal classes for these inmates. Right now they are sent out to the OB clinic at the local hospital but they do not receive any type of prenatal education. I am looking for some ideas from anyone that provides this type of service to female inmates. Thanks in advance...
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