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Ester Massó Guijarro, anthropologist and philosopher, is one of the key voices in the European project IPOV Respectful Care. Ester Massó analyzes how obstetric violence is an attack not only against the rights of mothers, but also against the health of the mother-baby dyad and, therefore, reveals itself as a global health problem.

Granada, March 18, 2025. The University of Granada recently hosted the seminar “Obstetric Violence: Concepts and Approaches” as part of the “Democracy and Citizenship” course in the Philosophy degree program. The session was led by Ana Laura García Presas, Director of Curriculum Development and Advisory at the National University of Entre Ríos (Argentina), during her international secondment within the European project IPOV Respectful Care.

As part of the INEDYTO Bioethics Seminar at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Granada, Ana Laura García Presas, a member of the IPOV project, delivered a presentation on the current situation of obstetric violence and respectful motherhood in Argentina. Her talk addressed both the progress made in this field and the existing challenges that persist in the Argentine context.

The European project IPOV Respectfulcare has been featured in the international journal Archimetra in its issue #08, titled La rottura delle membrane | Oltre i dogmi assistenziali. This edition, available in both digital and print formats, addresses the challenges of midwifery care from a salutogenic perspective, combining science, culture, and practical tools for the profession.

Obstetric Violence and Maternal-Infant Microbiota at the 2025 SEMiPyP Congress We are pleased to share that Serena Brigidi presented the IPOV Project (International Platform on Obstetric […]

On January 27-28, 2025, our researcher Patrizia Quattrocchi presented her work on "The Institutionalization of Physical and Verbal Abuse in Obstetric Violence" at the Laboratorio Atelier Giurilinguistico. This event was part of the interdisciplinary project "Rights and Prejudices: Linguistic and Legal Implications of Gender Discourses in Judicial Contexts (GenDJus)," funded by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR) and the European Union

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The IPOV Project will have the opportunity to be presented by Serena Brigidi during the Free Course on Microbiota and Probiotics for Midwives, which will take place as part of the Semipyp Congress.

A concise overview of how mistreatment in reproductive care remains widespread yet under-addressed across Europe. Drawing on WHO/UN recognition and country data, it details prevalence (e.g., non-consented interventions), discriminatory impacts, and concrete EU- and national-level actions: legal recognition, consent-based care, data collection, training, and independent reporting systems.