AMA: House of Delegates Backs Ban on Shackling Inmates in Labor

posted on Jun 15 by MedPage Today OB/Gyn in the Uncategorized category CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a resolution to prohibit the shackling of women during labor -- a practice outlawed in seven states but still used in some prisons and hospitals for inmates who are giving birth.