Q&A
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.