IPOV Dissemination Activities

This section brings together the project’s main dissemination activities, understood in line with Horizon MSCA as the processes that make IPOV’s results visible, understandable and useful for academic, professional and institutional audiences.

These actions ensure that the knowledge generated through international exchanges, research activities and collaborative work reaches those who can apply it, strengthens scientific dialogue, and supports evidence-informed practices in maternity care and related fields. 

Dissemination activities in the IPOV – Respectful Care project include all actions aimed at sharing its scientific, methodological and technical results with those who can reuse them: healthcare professionals, training teams, policymakers, researchers and social organisations. It is not only about giving visibility to the project, but about making data, tools, guidelines and materials available so they can be adapted and applied in different contexts to prevent obstetric violence and promote respectful care.

This section will be especially relevant during the second phase of the project (2026–2027), when the publication of concrete results and outputs will intensify. Here you will find key news, events and milestones of IPOV, but please remember that the platform also offers texts, resources, videos and tools that further develop and deepen each of these advances.

Project IPOV RESPECTFULCARE has received funding from the European Union’s HORIZON-MSCA-2022-Staff Exchange programme. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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Some of the main IPOV dissemination activities:

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.
IPOV Respectful Care
December 15, 2025

Obstetric violence and the judicialisation of maternal health rights violations in Mexico

In this post, members of the Obstetric Violence Reading Group reflect on Paola Sesia’s chapter titled “Naming, framing and shaming through obstetric violence: A critical approach to judicialisation of maternal health rights violations in Mexico” in Gamlin, J et al (eds) Critical Medical Anthropology: Perspectives in and from Latin America (2020) 222-247.
IPOV Respectful Care
December 9, 2025

Psycho-Neuro-Endocrine Immunology (PNEI) of Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum

Understanding the psycho-neuro-endocrine phenomena of birth to prevent the use of the 'Force Paradigm' in childbirth care.
IPOV Respectful Care
November 28, 2025

IPOV fosters dialogue on mental health and obstetric violence at the First Latin American Congress on Perinatal Mental Health

As part of the First Latin American Congress on Perinatal Mental Health, held from 15–18 October 2025 in Viña del Mar, Chile, the symposium “Mental Health and Obstetric Violence: From First-Person Experiences to Integral Interventions” was coordinated by two members of the IPOV – Respectful Care project: Dr. Carolina Farías (University of the Republic, Uruguay) and Dr. María Fernanda González (National University of Entre Ríos, Argentina).
IPOV Respectful Care
October 22, 2025

Sostener: A Rights-Based Digital Companion for Mothers and Families

During her stay in Spain, Dr. Fernanda González (National University of Entre Ríos—UNER, Argentina) joined a radio program hosted by Spain’s National University of Distance Education (UNED). In conversation with Dr. Laura Quintanilla (Faculty of Psychology, UNED), they explored matrescence—the transition to motherhood—and its deep personal, social, and community implications.
IPOV Respectful Care
September 16, 2025

Diana Lopes Reflects on Obstetric Violence and Interdisciplinary Care

Diana Lopes is a physiotherapist specialising in women’s health and pelvic health, currently undertaking a secondment in Argentina as part of the IPOV-RESPECTFULCARE project.
IPOV Respectful Care
May 16, 2025

The IPOV Project takes the stage at the International Congress of the Spanish Society of Microbiota (SEMIPYP)

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 […]
IPOV Respectful Care
March 3, 2025

The Institutionalization of Physical and Verbal Abuse in Obstetric Violence: A Presentation by Patrizia Quattrocchi

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
IPOV Respectful Care
February 26, 2025

Celebrating 30 Years of Sexual and Reproductive Rights: ICPD & Beijing

Commemorating 30 Years of Sexual and Reproductive Rights. Explore the highlights of the ICPD+30 event, where experts discussed progress, challenges, and neglected areas in advancing sexual and reproductive health, including obstetric violence, gender equality, and LGBTQ+ reproductive justice.
IPOV Respectful Care
December 15, 2024