Bethany Kotlar
Biographic Data
| ID | 1733803 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bethany Kotlar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bethany |
| FAMILY NAME | Kotlar |
| SIGNATURE | KOTLAR B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9174-2303 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The system's not getting my grandchild
Right to “Life”
The death penalty debate intensifies when condemned women are considered, at least in part because of the associations society holds between womanhood and motherhood. Consequently, the concept of motherhood inherently permeates every condemned woman's sentence. Using qualitative document analysis, we examine how pregnancy is accounted for in the death penalty statutes and execution protocols. In half of U.S. states, exceptions exist in the statut…
“How Am I Going to Do It?” Understanding the Challenges of Assuming Care of a Child Born During their Mothers’ Incarceration
Objectives: Mass incarceration of women systematically targets minoritized groups. Approximately 1,000 births occur from prison annually; and most children must be cared for by someone other than their mother. Little is known about caregiving for infants in the context of maternal incarceration. The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of caregivers assuming care of newborns of incarcerated mothers to identify challenges and prov…
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on maternal and perinatal health
Meeting Incarcerated Women's Needs For Pregnancy‐Related and Postpartum Services
Meeting Incarcerated Women's Needs For Pregnancy‐Related and Postpartum Services
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on maternal and perinatal health
Right to “Life”
The death penalty debate intensifies when condemned women are considered, at least in part because of the associations society holds between womanhood and motherhood. Consequently, the concept of motherhood inherently permeates every condemned woman's sentence. Using qualitative document analysis, we examine how pregnancy is accounted for in the death penalty statutes and execution protocols. In half of U.S. states, exceptions exist in the statut…
“How Am I Going to Do It?” Understanding the Challenges of Assuming Care of a Child Born During their Mothers’ Incarceration
Objectives: Mass incarceration of women systematically targets minoritized groups. Approximately 1,000 births occur from prison annually; and most children must be cared for by someone other than their mother. Little is known about caregiving for infants in the context of maternal incarceration. The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of caregivers assuming care of newborns of incarcerated mothers to identify challenges and prov…
The system's not getting my grandchild
Medicine (4 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (3 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Pregnancy (2 works)