FOURTH CONSORTIUM MEETING
MSCA-SE 101130141-IPOV · Lisboa, Portugal
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Consortium Meeting
22-23 June 2026
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ISCTE, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Address: Avenida das Forças Armadas, 1649-026 Lisboa, Portugal
Tel: +351 217 903 000 Email: geral@iscte.pt
WEB : https://www.iscte-iul.pt/
PRESS RELEASE
European project IPOV – RESPECTFUL CARE to hold its Fourth Consortium Meeting in Lisbon alongside the 1st Nascer.pt Forum on critical perspectives on childbirth
The meeting will take place on 22 and 23 June 2026 at ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, bringing together the international consortium to review project progress, share results and define the next steps in the prevention of obstetric violence and the promotion of respectful maternity care.
Lisbon, June 2026. The European project IPOV – RESPECTFUL CARE, funded under the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges programme, will hold its Fourth Consortium Meeting on 22 and 23 June 2026 at ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Avenida das Forças Armadas, 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal.
The meeting will bring together members of the international IPOV consortium to review the progress of the project, share scientific results, strengthen coordination between work packages and define the next steps in the prevention of obstetric violence and the promotion of respectful maternity care.
The opening session on Monday, 22 June, will include a welcome by Elsa Pegado, Deputy Director of CIES-Iscte | ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, and Dulce Morgado Neves, from ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. This will be followed by the Coordinator’s Report presented by Patrizia Quattrocchi, from Università degli Studi di Udine – UNIUD, who will provide an overview of the project and its next steps.
During the first day, the consortium will present progress reports from the main work packages: WP1 Digital Tool, presented by Maria Hidalgo Rudilla, from En Positivo Comunicación y Diseño Social para ONGs – DS; WP2 Documents and Data, presented by Patrizia Quattrocchi, from Università degli Studi di Udine – UNIUD; WP3 Learning Scenario, presented by Serena Brigidi, from Universitat Rovira i Virgili – URV; and WP4 Bridging Strategy, presented by Virginie Rozée, from the Institut National d’Études Démographiques – INED.
The programme will also include scientific sessions and discussions on key thematic areas of the project, including training and tools, mental health, restorative justice, transformative practices, laws and human rights, and the definition and use of the concept of obstetric violence. The day will also include IPOV members’ communications on shared publications, upcoming joint meetings and related activities, and will conclude with closing remarks by Dulce Morgado Neves, from ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa.
On Tuesday, 23 June 2026, the consortium will continue its work with a session focused on the development of the IPOV Innovative Training and E-Learning Course. The programme will include secondment experiences and concrete examples of IPOV training tools, with the participation of Alba Crespo, from Vall d’Hebron Research Institute – VHIR; Mirjam Lukasse and Enhid Myhre, from Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge; Isabel Ferreira, from UTERUS – GIMNO / Saúde Integrativa da Mulher; Ema Schuler, from Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos – UNER; and other project participants.
The session will also address IPOV internal evaluation tools, with contributions from Institut National d’Études Démographiques – INED and Ilaria Mariani, from IRCCS Burlo Garofolo Ospedale Infantile – WHO Collaborating Centre for Maternal and Child Health. This will be followed by a presentation on the progress of the e-learning course by Serena Brigidi, from Universitat Rovira i Virgili – URV, and an open discussion on proposals for improvement.
The second day will also include a role-playing session led by Ema Schuler, from Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos – UNER, and Serena Brigidi, from Universitat Rovira i Virgili – URV, followed by scientific section working groups and a plenary session to present the next steps identified by each group. The meeting will conclude with closing remarks by Dulce Morgado Neves, from ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa.
Through this Fourth Consortium Meeting, IPOV – Respectful Care will strengthen interdisciplinary research, international exchange and the development of scientific, educational and social tools to address obstetric violence from the perspectives of human rights, public health, restorative justice, professional training and institutional transformation.
About IPOV – RESPECTFUL CARE
IPOV – RESPECTFUL CARE is a European project funded by the European Union through the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges, grant agreement No. 101130141. The project brings together academic institutions, civil society organisations and professionals from different countries to research, document and transform practices related to obstetric violence, promoting respectful, interdisciplinary and rights-based maternity care.
