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julio 12, 2026

Lisbon, June 2026. On 22 and 23 June, the Fourth Consortium Meeting of the European project IPOV – RESPECTFUL CARE (MSCA-SE 101130141-IPOV) was held at ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, bringing together the international consortium to review progress, coordinate next steps and strengthen joint work on research, training, human rights and the transformation of practices related to obstetric violence.

julio 12, 2026

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Fourth Consortium Meeting in Lisbon

The meeting was organised within the framework of the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges programme, under grant agreement No. 101130141. It brought together members of the international IPOV consortium to review the progress of the project, share scientific results, strengthen coordination between work packages and establish the next steps in the prevention of obstetric violence and the promotion of respectful maternity care.

julio 6, 2026

Guillermo Javier De Cicco will offer two conferences on the history and physiology of birth during his IPOV secondment at Vall d’Hebron

julio 6, 2026

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Guillermo Javier De Cicco will offer two conferences on the history and physiology of birth during his IPOV secondment at Vall d’Hebron

As part of the IPOV – RESPECTFUL CARE project, Guillermo Javier De Cicco, researcher and obstetrician at the Maternal and Child Hospital of San Isidro, Argentina, will offer two conferences during his secondment at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute – VHIR in Barcelona, Spain.

julio 4, 2026

Patrizia Quattrocchi (UNIUD, Italy) and Anna Maria Rossetti (SEAO, Italy) were welcomed for their secondments at UTERUS–GIMNOGRÁVIDA in Porto, Portugal, by Isabel Ferreira and Diana Lopes, as part of the interdisciplinary and intersectoral staff exchange activities of the MSCA Staff Exchanges project IPOV RESPECTFULCARE.

julio 4, 2026

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IPOV RESPECTFULCARE secondments strengthen collaboration on maternal care training in Porto

Patrizia Quattrocchi (UNIUD, Italy) and Anna Maria Rossetti (SEAO, Italy) were welcomed for their secondments at UTERUS–GIMNOGRÁVIDA in Porto, Portugal, by Isabel Ferreira and Diana Lopes, as part of the interdisciplinary and intersectoral staff exchange activities of the MSCA Staff Exchanges project IPOV RESPECTFULCARE.

julio 2, 2026

Alba Crespo, from the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute, carried out her secondment at the University of South-Eastern Norway.

julio 2, 2026

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Reflective videos by early-stage researchers: Alba Crespo

As part of the public deliverable Production of reflective videos by early-stage researchers during secondments, IPOV – RESPECTFUL CARE presents this short reflective video featuring Alba Crespo, midwife, sexologist and couples therapist at Vall d’Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, affiliated with the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR).

junio 17, 2026

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Birth as a frontier: obstetric violence, neonatal experience, and the silences of the system

El nacimiento es un acontecimiento profundamente humano que, lejos de ser un mero acto biológico, constituye una escena donde se inscriben marcas neurofisiológicas, emocionales y simbólicas que acompañarán a la díada madre-bebé durante toda la vida.

junio 8, 2026

IPOV-Respectful Care participates in the next nascer.pt scientific session on respectful obstetric care and relational care in birth

junio 8, 2026

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nascer.pt scientific session on respectful obstetric care and relational care in birth

Lisbon, June 2026. As part of the scientific visit of Carina Leiva, from IPOV and the Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Argentina, and Ivana Cecilia Iriarte, from IPOV and Hospital San Isidro, Argentina, to the Laboratory for Social Studies on Birth — nascer.pt, a new scientific session will be held on respectful models of obstetric care and the institutionalisation of relational care in birth.

junio 1, 2026

Un seminario internacional en Madrid reunirá a investigadoras de la filosofía, los estudios feministas, la salud pública y la salud mental perinatal para abordar la violencia obstétrica, la justicia reproductiva y la atención respetuosa, con especial foco en la estancia de secondment de María Fernanda González en el marco del proyecto IPOV.

junio 1, 2026

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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.

mayo 31, 2026

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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.

mayo 28, 2026

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3. Violencia obstétrica: la respuesta del Comité CEDAW

PARTE 3: Cómo el Comité CEDAW ha reconocido progresivamente la violencia obstétrica como una cuestión de derechos humanos, desde casos de salud materna relacionados con daños evitables y discriminación hasta decisiones recientes que definen la violencia obstétrica, aclaran las obligaciones de los Estados y confirman que los Estados siguen siendo responsables de prevenir y responder ante vulneraciones tanto en centros sanitarios públicos como privados.