This educational session features a screening of Held and Healing, a documentary exploring race, substance use, incarceration, and maternal health. Through film, panel dialogue, and interactive discussion, correctional health professionals will examine barriers to perinatal care in custody, share trauma-informed solutions, and identify actionable strategies to improve maternal health outcomes. Attendees will gain insight and tools to promote equitable, evidence-based, and compassionate care for pregnant and postpartum women in correctional settings.

Educational Objectives

• Analyze how systemic racism, incarceration, and substance use disorder influence maternal health outcomes

• Identify barriers to compassionate perinatal care and trauma-informed alternatives

• Develop advocacy strategies that support equitable and evidence-based maternal health policies

Level: Basic