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mayo 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.
mayo 28, 2026

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.
mayo 28, 2026

2. La violencia obstétrica en la jurisprudencia interamericana de derechos humanos

PARTE 2: Cómo el sistema interamericano de derechos humanos ha configurado la comprensión jurídica de la violencia obstétrica, desde la jurisprudencia inicial sobre consentimiento informado y estereotipos de género hasta las sentencias recientes que la definen como una forma de violencia de género y una vulneración de los derechos humanos.
mayo 28, 2026

1. Presentación de la serie de mesas redondas sobre estándares emergentes de derechos humanos en materia de violencia obstétrica

PARTE 1: Presentación de la serie de mesas redondas de IPOV sobre estándares emergentes de derechos humanos en materia de violencia obstétrica: un proceso internacional que contribuirá al desarrollo de la Carta IPOV sobre derechos humanos en el parto, basada en los avances más recientes del derecho internacional y regional de los derechos humanos.
mayo 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.
mayo 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
mayo 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.
mayo 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.
mayo 11, 2026

One-Day Jigsaw Workshop on (Dis)Respectful Maternity Care

This one-day workshop uses the jigsaw cooperative learning technique to help midwifery students engage deeply with Respectful Maternity Care (RMC). The model promotes shared learning, critical thinking, peer teaching, and reflection on systems, culture, and practice.