Sex Work and Motherhood: Social and Structural Barriers to Health and Social Services for Pregnant and Parenting Street and Off-Street Sex Workers

Putu Duff; Jean Shoveller; Jill Chettiar; Cindy Feng; Rachel Nicoletti; Kate Shannon

doi:10.1080/07399332.2014.989437

Sex Work and Motherhood: Social and Structural Barriers to Health and Social Services for Pregnant and Parenting Street and Off-Street Sex Workers

Putu Duff, Jean Shoveller, Jill Chettiar, Cindy Feng, Rachel Nicoletti, Kate Shannon

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Our study documents the correlates of barriers to pregnancy and mothering among sex workers in Vancouver, Canada. We used baseline data from An Evaluation of Sex Workers’ Health Access (AESHA), a prospective cohort of sex workers. Among the 399 sex workers who had ever been pregnant or had a child, 35% reported having ever experienced a barrier, with lower education, homelessness, and history of injecting drugs significantly correlated with pregnancy and mothering barriers. Our findings highlight a critical need for tailored and nonjudgmental services and supports, including improved programs to address intersecting aspects of poverty, health literacy, stigma, and substance use.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1039-1055
Number of pages	17
Journal	Health Care for Women International
Volume	36
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2014.989437
Publication status	Published - Sept 2 2015
Externally published	Yes

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