Martha Paynter

Frontline Social Service Workers' Experiences Supporting Sexual and Reproductive Health of People Who Have Been Incarcerated

Martha Paynter, Clare Heggie, Anja McLeod, Wendy V. Norman

BACKGROUND: Research on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care among women and gender-diverse people in prisons in Canada demonstrates gaps in access to health information and institutional barriers to care. Women and gender-diverse people leaving prison often access community supports provided by …

Maternity Hospital Policies for Care for People in Prisons in Canada: A Policy Review

Chloe L. Brown, Anja McLeod, Heather Scott, Martha Paynter

OBJECTIVES: Approximately 5% of incarcerated people in Canada are pregnant. These individuals are more likely to experience adverse infant and maternal outcomes. Despite this, there are no clinical practice guidelines governing reproductive care for women in prison in Canada. This research study …

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Corrigendum to ‘Experiences of 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth Accessing Contraception Care in Canada: Results of a Qualitative Investigation’ [Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada 48;5 (2026) 103299]

Madeleine Ennis, Kaiya Jacob, Ayla Arkinson, Bimbola Olure et autres

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Trauma-Informed Digital Health Engagement with Underserved Populations Seeking Abortion Services in Canada

Abdul‐Fatawu Abdulai, Nadia Lamptey, Martha Paynter, Stephanie Begun et autres

Abortion providers frequently use digital channels to deliver services. However, it remains unclear how they can meaningfully engage with patients through digital platforms. We interviewed 13 people with trauma histories to explore their experiences with, and preferences for, clinician engagement via digital …

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Experiences of 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth Accessing Contraception Care in Canada: Results of a Qualitative Investigation

Madeleine Ennis, Kaiya Jacob, Ayla Arkinson, Bimbola Olure et autres

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REPRODUCTIVE (IN)JUSTICE IN CANADIAN PRISONS FOR WOMEN

Martha Paynter

Introduction: The population of people incarcerated in federal prisons for women in Canada increases every year. They experience barriers to reproductive health care and traumatic separations from children. The federal Mother Child Program (MCP) was created to address mother-child separation but has …

Navigating a Sea of Disasters: A Discourse Analysis of Women’s Experiences with Child Protection Services.

Megan Aston, Sheri L. Price, Martha Paynter, Meaghan Sim et autres

Abstract: Background: The postpartum period is often portrayed as a blissful, calm and loving time when mothers, partners and family members bond with their newborn babies. However, this time may be experienced quite differently when mothers are monitored by Child Protection Services. …

An Innovative Non-Profit Organization Serving Criminalized Women in the Perinatal Period

Martha Paynter

This paper describes the work of Women‘s Wellness Within (WWW), a registered mon-profit organization serving criminalized women in Nova Scotia (NS) in the perinatal period.