Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2024
DOI
10.1353/hpu.2024.a943995
Abstract
This Report from the Field chronicles the establishment of Georgetown University’s Perinatal Legal Assistance and Wellbeing Project, a medical-legal partnership in Washington, D.C. It describes foundational steps, implementation strategies, and lessons learned, and reflects on impacts of addressing the unmet legal needs of birthing individuals.
Publication Citation
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, Vol. 35, No. 4, 2024, p. 1351-1359.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Patchen, Loral; Richardson, Roxana; Kessler, Lisa; Perry, Deborah; Martinez, Kimberly; and Girard, Vicki W., "Establishing a Perinatal Medical-Legal Partnership to Address the Health-Harming Legal Needs of Pregnant and Postpartum Birthing People" (2024). Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works. 2638.
https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/facpub/2638