March 29, 2026
Bandelli D, Quattrocchi P. Obstetric violence. In: Biddolph C, Kim J, Perry S, Shepherd LJ, eds. Handbook on Gender and Violence. 2nd ed. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing; 2026.
March 29, 2026
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Obstetric violence in a major international reference work on gender and violence

Professor Patrizia Quattrocchi, Scientific Coordinator of the project IPOV – International Platform on Obstetric Violence & Respectful Care, has co-authored, together with Daniela Bandelli, the chapter “Obstetric violence” in the collective volume Handbook on Gender and Violence, second edition, an important international reference work in the field of gender and violence studies.
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March 4, 2026
Poster announcing an online webinar titled “Getting started with European research funding (Udelar–INED Paris | IPOV)” with two Zoom sessions: Wednesday 11 March at 10:00 and Thursday 12 March at 18:00, led by Thomas Weis.
March 4, 2026
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Online webinar: Getting started with European research funding (Udelar–INED Paris | IPOV)

Join us for a 40-minute online webinar on how to access European research funding—covering funding basics, proposal writing tips, and building international partnerships. Two identical sessions available: Wed 11 March 10:00 or Thu 12 March 18:00. Speaker: Thomas Weis (international projects expert).
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February 23, 2026
February 23, 2026
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Regional Roundtable “Perinatal Psychology Today: Dialogues between Uruguay, Chile and Argentina

Montevideo, Uruguay — On Friday, 06 March, from 9:00 to 12:00, the Faculty of Psychology (Room 03) will host the regional roundtable “Perinatal Psychology Today: Dialogues between Uruguay, Chile and Argentina”, a space for exchange on current issues related to Perinatal Psychology.
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January 27, 2026
Infographic explaining the origins and research focus of the book Obstetric Violence as Gender Based Violence, based on an Italian PRIN 2022 research project
January 27, 2026
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Obstetric Violence as Gender-Based Violence: what it is, how it is perceived, and how it can be addressed

Ester Massó Guijarro, a member of the IPOV – Respectful Care consortium through the University of Granada, authors the chapter titled Decolonizing Bioethics, Feminizing Public Health: Obstetric Violence as Epistemic Injustice. Her proposal is, in itself, an intervention: it not only describes the phenomenon but examines the conditions that make it possible to recognize it, name it, and transform it.
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January 15, 2026
January 15, 2026
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One-day reflection workshop on respectful maternity care using moral case deliberation (MCD)

This workshop is specifically designed for the final phase of midwifery education, when students are close to entering professional practice and can benefit from deeper ethical reflection.
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January 11, 2026
January 11, 2026
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Birth Philosophy Seminar: IPOV–Respectful Care, a Collective Construction

You are invited to take part in this online seminar, designed as a space for dialogue and co-construction. Tuesday 13 January 2026, 16:00–17:30 (CET).
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January 9, 2026
January 9, 2026
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Obstetric violence, low natality rates, maternal deaths and misogyny

A critical reflection on how panic over declining birth rates fuels misogynistic narratives, obscures maternal deaths, and connects to the structural roots of obstetric violence.
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December 15, 2025
December 15, 2025
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Obstetric violence, rights, and knowledge

The coordination between Nacer con Amor and IPOV researchers (UDELAR(6) – San Isidro Mother and Child Hospital) makes it possible to envision a shared regional horizon: building a Latin American pedagogy of respectful childbirth that draws on local knowledge, territorial experiences, and the transformative power of healthcare teams.
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December 9, 2025
December 9, 2025
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Use of the Term ‘Obstetric Violence’

To define is to establish or to describe what something is or should be. There are already many different definitions that establish or decide how respectful birth should be. Instead of copying those definitions, we offer 5 points of consideration that will be useful when choosing between these existing definitions or developing our own for the IPOV Project. This reflects part of that process.
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