Establishment of Mother and Child Healthcare Units.

Reproductive, Maternal, and Newborn and Child Adolescence Healthcare units 2016. Earthspring International works with women and children in Nigeria prisons throughout the federation. But at the moment concentrates its advocacy and interventions on the North- central region of Nigeria in Benue, Nassarawa, Niger, Kogi, Plateau States and Abuja, the Federal Capital. The establishment of the mother and child units were SULEJA, LAFIA AND KEFFI Correctional Custodial Centers, to improve the health of female inmate and infants in the prison. Access to reproductive health services was completely non-existence in the prison. In these prisons the female inmates attested that they have no slightest idea about family planning (FB). In every 15 female inmates, 1 may be pregnant, either arrested while they are pregnant or pregnant as a result sexual abuse allegedly by the care givers while in custody.