Pregnant women, parturient women and mothers with children
Pregnant women and mothers with children who gave birth during incarceration have complete health protection due to pregnancy, birth and motherhood.
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If woman gives birth during the incarceration, child stays with the mother on her request and with the consent of the Social Welfare Centre until it turns the age of 3. For this purpose, prison must ensure adequate facilities and qualified staff. In Penitentiary in Pozega there are special Ward for parturient women and mothers with children. Woman is placed at this ward 6 weeks before the birth and stays at this ward together with her child until it turns 3 years of age. During 2013 there were 2 women prisoners and two female juveniles with children at this ward.