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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 526<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1465101,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367758,"identifier":"53.1-40.16","token":"53.1\/2\/2.2\/53.1-40.16","url":"\/53.1-40.16\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-40.16\/","token":"53.1\/2\/2.2\/53.1-40.16","dublin_core":{"Title":"Education for pregnant prisoners","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-40.16","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> shall provide, to the extent practicable, educational programming for prisoners known to be pregnant related to (i) prenatal care, (ii) pregnancy-specific hygiene, (iii) parenting skills, (iv) the impact of alcohol and drugs on the fetus, (v) postpartum recovery<\/span> health, and (vi) the general health of children.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEDUCATION FOR PREGNANT PRISONERS (\u00a7 53.1-40.16)\n\nThe Department shall provide, to the extent practicable, educational programming\nfor prisoners known to be pregnant related to (i) prenatal care, (ii)\npregnancy-specific hygiene, (iii) parenting skills, (iv) the impact of alcohol\nand drugs on the fetus, (v) postpartum recovery health, and (vi) the general\nhealth of children.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 526.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}