Elizabeth Holmes' Fate Hangs in the Balance as Court Decides on Prison Sentence Delay.

The US prison system's routine separation of new mothers from their babies is a blind spot, according to experts. The majority of incarcerated women are mothers, many single mothers and the sole caregivers of young children. There are no mandatory health guidelines, and no national standards for pregnant or postpartum prisoners. The vast majority of American prisoners do not have the option of mother-baby units, and the US remains one of four countries that routinely separates mothers from their newborns. Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of medical testing company Theranos, is seeking to delay the start of her 11-year prison sentence while she appeals her conviction, in part due to her two young children.