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An Examination of Care Practices of Pregnant Women Incarcerated in Jail Facilities in the United States
by C. M. Kelsey, Nickole Medel, Carson Mullins, Danielle Dallaire, Catherine Forestell

Quantitative Research Study Critique
Include an introductory paragraph that names the research study you are evaluating and previews the structure and focus of your critique. Provide your overall assessment of the study in a brief statement.

Title and Authors
In this section, evaluate the article title and the authors' credibility. Do you think the title adequately describe the study and its key elements? Who are the authors and have they conducted and/or published previous research? Are they affiliated with a research institution or university?

Literature Review
Consider the following questions in your critique of the article's literature review: To what extent does the cited literature help you understand the problem? How does the literature reviewed put the problem in context? Be specific. Do the authors indicate how their research is different from and/or similar to earlier studies? Summarize what this article intends to add to the knowledge base.

Strategy of Research
Address the following questions in your critique of the research strategy: What is the strategy/aim of this quantitative study—is it descriptive, exploratory, or explanatory? Does this strategy align with the research question?

Methodological Approach and Design
Consider the following questions in your critique of the methodological approach and design: How does a quantitative approach (as opposed to a qualitative approach) correspond with the research questions and/or hypotheses? Is the specific research design appropriate? To what extent can the design answer the research questions or address the stated hypotheses?

Threats to Internal Validity
Consider the following questions in your critique of the internal validity: What have the authors done to address threats to internal validity? How does the presence or absence of information about validity affect your confidence in the quality of the study?

Application to Practice
Connect the information from the article to social work practice and provide your recommendations. Based on your critique of this study, is this social work intervention or knowledge safe to integrate into your practice? Why or why not?

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Quantitative Research Study Critique
Introduction
The title of the study being critiqued is "An Examination of Care Practices of Pregnant Women Incarcerated in Jail Facilities in the United States", The study is focused on pregnancy-based accommodations and health care provided to women during incarceration. This study claims to be a pioneer to study pregnancy-related practices in US jails and not unsurprisingly finds that standards of care practices set for pregnant women are not being followed in many jails (a). This study conducts a phone/ e-mail based survey of 53 correctional facilities and is a quantitative study.

Title and Authors
The title is "An*Examination of Care-Practices of Pregnant-Women Incarcerated in Jail*Facilities in the United States" is pertinent. It has five authors namely Kelsey, C. M., Medel, N., Mullins, C., Dallaire, D., and Forestell, C of which CM Kelsey is from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. The other four namely Medel, N., Mullins, C., Dallaire, D., and Forestell, C. belong to the Department of Psychology, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg. The study is published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal, which publishes peer-reviewed papers.

Literature Review
Even though there is no formal literature review, the literature cited in the Introduction helps me understand the problem better. The cited works have helped put the problem into context. The study cites works that point out that incarcerated women suffer more health conditions than other women. The study lists the medical conditions that incarcerated women suffer from and quotes more literature that points out that jailed women ...

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