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Prevalence and Impact of Obstetric Violence in Europe
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.
Cuestionario para Reflexionar sobre la Representación Fotográfica de la Violencia Obstétrica
Este cuestionario tiene como objetivo recopilar información para desarrollar una guía práctica de uso de imágenes, diseñada para estar en constante evolución a través de un análisis crítico intersectorial.
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.
Hipogalactia social y violencia obstétrica: lactancia, derecho y soberanía
Conferencia «Hipogalactia social y violencia obstétrica: lactancia, derecho y soberanía», a cargo de Ester Massó Guijarro (Universidad de Granada).
IPOV-RESPECTFUL CARE to Hold its First Virtual Meeting to Advance Understanding and Prevention of Obstetric Violence
On 23 October 2024, we will hold the First Virtual Meeting of the IPOV-RESPECTFUL CARE Consortium, organised by the University of Udine. This event will bring together 19 institutions from six European and three Latin American countries, all collaborating in a joint effort to study and prevent obstetric violence, as well as the over-medicalisation of childbirth – a public health issue recognised by the WHO.
Summary: abuse during childbirth is widespread, but the first step to fighting it is naming it
Explains what “obstetric violence” means—mistreatment during childbirth such as non-consented procedures and verbal abuse—why naming it matters, the debate over intent, and how international bodies and emerging laws recognize it as gender-based violence, calling for systemic reform in maternity care.
Violencia obstétrica, aciertos y desafíos de/desde Latinoamérica
Un panel que tuvo como principal objetivo la problematización social de la “violencia obstétrica”. Este concepto, creado en la región latinoamericana, refiere a un tipo particular de violencia de género, ejercido por el personal de salud sobre sus pacientes durante la atención institucional del embarazo, parto, puerperio, aborto y otros eventos gineco-obstétricos.
De revelaciones a revoluciones: La contribución de la antropología europea en el abordaje y transformación de la violencia ginecológica-obstétrica
Únete a nosotros en este panel del #EASA2024: Doing and Undoing with #Anthropology para explorar cómo la #antropología europea ha contribuido a abordar y transformar la #violencia ginecológica y obstétrica. 💪🏽✨
Collectively Restoring Gynecological and Obstetric Violence Through Creativity
Serena Brigidi, M.A.; Ph.D Medical Anthropology Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Fundació Univesitari Vall d’Hebron. Grup de recerca Medicina Materna i fetal. Medical Anthropology Research Center – MARC-URV/Tarragona, Spain.Departament […]
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