June 1, 2026

Philosophy of Birth: Obstetric Violence and Reparation

An international seminar in Madrid will bring together researchers from philosophy, feminist studies, public health and perinatal mental health to address obstetric violence, reproductive justice and respectful care, with a special focus on María Fernanda González’s IPOV secondment stay.
May 31, 2026

Birth Scars, a manual on birth scars, body memory and obstetric trauma

The European project IPOV – Respectful Care welcomes the publication of Cicatrici di Nascita / Birth Scars, the new manual by Anna Maria Rossetti, from the Scuola Elementale di Arte Ostetrica and member of the IPOV project, dedicated to birth scars, body memory and traumatic birth experiences.
May 27, 2026

34th ICM Triennial Congress to promote respectful midwifery models

The EU-funded IPOV – Respectful Care project will present the workshop “Eradicating obstetric violence by promoting respectful midwifery models: A 90-minute role-play workshop emerging from the EU-funded IPOV project” at the 34th ICM Triennial Congress. The session will take place on Wednesday, 17 June, from 14:00 to 15:30, in room 1.07.
May 26, 2026

IPOV – Respectful Care supports an activity on respectful, safe and humanised perinatal care

IPOV – Respectful Care supports an activity on respectful, safe and humanised perinatal care during Respectful Birth Month
May 25, 2026

IPOV Roundtable for Human Rights in Childbirth

Europe, 25 May 2026. The IPOV – International Platform on Obstetric Violence & Respectful Care project will take part in the upcoming International Roundtable for Human Rights in Childbirth.
May 13, 2026

The Aesthetics of Birth and Obstetric Violence: An Interdisciplinary Reading from Art, Philosophy and Medicine

Through a dialogue between medicine, philosophy, anthropology and contemporary art, the article suggests that childbirth cannot be understood solely as a clinical event to be measured and controlled, but also as a bodily, perceptual, symbolic and aesthetic experience.
March 4, 2026

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).
February 23, 2026

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.