If you encounter any difficulties finding the information you require or face issues viewing content on your browser, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at ipov@respectfulcare.eu | We are committed to assisting you and will endeavour to resolve any concerns you may have promptly.

Maria Hidalgo Rudilla | Digital Support and Guidance Officer

News related to the IPOV project community
You can use our filters by author, category, or tags to find the news on the topic you're looking for:
June 8, 2026
IPOV-Respectful Care participates in the next nascer.pt scientific session on respectful obstetric care and relational care in birth
June 8, 2026
Categories

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.
Do you like it?0
0 Read more - nascer.pt scientific session on respectful obstetric care and relational care in birth
June 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.
June 1, 2026
Categories

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.
Do you like it?0
0 Read more - Philosophy of Birth: Obstetric Violence and Reparation
May 31, 2026
May 31, 2026
Categories

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.
Do you like it?0
0 Read more - Birth Scars, a manual on birth scars, body memory and obstetric trauma
May 28, 2026
May 28, 2026
Categories

3. Obstetric violence: the CEDAW Committee’s response

PART THREE: How the CEDAW Committee has progressively recognised obstetric violence as a human rights issue, from maternal health cases involving preventable harm and discrimination to recent decisions that define obstetric violence, clarify State obligations, and confirm that States remain responsible for preventing and responding to violations in both public and private healthcare settings.
Do you like it?0
0 Read more - 3. Obstetric violence: the CEDAW Committee’s response
May 28, 2026
May 28, 2026
Categories

2. Obstetric violence in Inter-American human rights jurisprudence

PART TWO: How the Inter-American human rights system has shaped the legal understanding of obstetric violence, from early case law on informed consent and gender stereotypes to recent rulings that define it as both a form of gender-based violence and a violation of human rights.
Do you like it?0
0 Read more - 2. Obstetric violence in Inter-American human rights jurisprudence
May 28, 2026
May 28, 2026
Categories

1. Introducing the roundtable series on Emerging Human Rights Standards on Obstetric Violence

PART ONE: Introducing IPOV’s roundtable series on emerging human rights standards on obstetric violence: an international process that will contribute to the development of the IPOV Charter on Human Rights in Childbirth, grounded in the latest developments in international and regional human rights law.
Do you like it?0
0 Read more - 1. Introducing the roundtable series on Emerging Human Rights Standards on Obstetric Violence
May 27, 2026
May 27, 2026
Categories

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.
Do you like it?0
0 Read more - 34th ICM Triennial Congress to promote respectful midwifery models
May 26, 2026
As part of Respectful Birth Month, the project IPOV – Respectful Care / International Platform on Obstetric Violence is supporting the activity “Transforming perinatal care: towards respectful, safe and humanised clinical practices”.
May 26, 2026
Categories

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
Do you like it?2
0 Read more - IPOV – Respectful Care supports an activity on respectful, safe and humanised perinatal care
May 25, 2026
May 25, 2026
Categories

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.
Do you like it?0
0 Read more - IPOV Roundtable for Human Rights in Childbirth