PART THREE: How the CEDAW Committee has progressively recognised obstetric violence as a human rights issue, from maternal health cases involving preventable harm and discrimination to recent decisions that define obstetric violence, clarify State obligations, and confirm that States remain responsible for preventing and responding to violations in both public and private healthcare settings.

PART TWO: How the Inter-American human rights system has shaped the legal understanding of obstetric violence, from early case law on informed consent and gender stereotypes to recent rulings that define it as both a form of gender-based violence and a violation of human rights.

PART ONE: Introducing IPOV’s roundtable series on emerging human rights standards on obstetric violence: an international process that will contribute to the development of the IPOV Charter on Human Rights in Childbirth, grounded in the latest developments in international and regional human rights law.