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Council Member Narcisse asks about restraints during birth

New York City Council · Oct 27, 2026 · starts 2:00:07 · 31 sec

Narcisse asks how many women gave birth while restrained. BOC says it has no reports of women in custody being restrained during labor or delivery.

Mercedes Narcisse

And I'm going to ask you about the restraint as well.

Mercedes Narcisse

How many women give birth that you know of while restraining?

Mercedes Narcisse

For whatever the reason.

Mercedes Narcisse

It may be agitation, it may be something else.

Unidentified speaker

Thank you for the question.

Unidentified speaker

So far to the board's knowledge, we have not encountered or have there been any reports of women in custody who are pregnant or giving birth who are restrained during labor or delivery.

Mercedes Narcisse

Thank you.