TABLE 3—
Selected Pregnancy Outcomes in US Prisons, by State and Federal Jurisdiction, 2016–2017
| Prison System | Total Female Census, December 31, 2016 | Total Live Births, No. (% of Known Outcomes) | Total Miscarriages, No. (% of Known Outcomes) | Preterm Births, No. (% of Live Births) | Cesarean Deliveries, No. (% of Live Births) |
| Alabama | 885 | 21 (95) | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 11 (52) |
| Arizona | 3 978 | 28 (80) | 7 (20) | 0 (0) | 8 (29) |
| Colorado | 1 564 | 25 (89) | 2 (7) | 2 (8) | 6 (24) |
| Georgia | 3 788 | 50 (91) | 4 (7) | 0 (0) | 18 (36) |
| Illinois | 2 580 | 30 (88) | 4 (12) | 1 (3) | 13 (43) |
| Iowa | 689 | 16 (94) | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 3 (19) |
| Kansas | 843 | 11 (79) | 3 (22) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Louisiana | 641 | 13 (93) | 0 (0) | 1 (8) | 5 (38) |
| Maine | 235 | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Maryland | 750 | 18 (95) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (22) |
| Massachusetts | 571 | 8 (67) | 2 (17) | 2 (25) | 5 (63) |
| Minnesota | 662 | 21 (81) | 5 (19) | 0 (0) | 10 (48) |
| Mississippi | 1 369 | 15 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (27) |
| Ohio | 4 594 | 101 (92) | 7 (6) | 16 (16) | 22 (22) |
| Oklahoma | 3 006 | 36 (100) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 14 (39) |
| Pennsylvania | 2 599 | 32 (97) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 6 (19) |
| Rhode Island | 132 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Tennessee | 1 785 | 26 (100) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 15 (58) |
| Texas | 12 434 | 171 (97) | 5 (3) | 10 (6) | 61 (36) |
| Vermont | 135 | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) |
| Washington | 1 275 | 36 (95) | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | 7 (19) |
| Wisconsin (Taycheedaha) | 851 | 24 (100) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 8 (33) |
| Total, state prisons | 45 366 | 685 (92) | 42 (6) | 39 (6) | 221 (32) |
| Total, federal prisons | 10 896 | 68 (91) | 4 (5) | . . . | . . . |
| Total, all prisons | 56 262 | 753 (92) | 46 (6) | . . . | . . . |
a
Wisconsin housed pregnant women at 4 locations, but data were reported for only 1 prison.