Resources of the Platform
Browse the latest research, resources, and projects on obstetric violence
The Resources section brings together a wide range of materials related to obstetric violence and respectful maternity care. It functions as a structured space for browsing research, documents, laws, public policies, projects, observatories, artistic practices and social initiatives from different countries and contexts.
This section includes both external and comparative resources and new materials created within the IPOV project. In particular, areas such as Artivism & Voices and Obstetric Violence Observatories will include original IPOV content, including documentation, interviews, narratives, visual materials, mapping work and project-based resources developed through international collaboration and secondments.
In this way, the Resources section acts as a living repository: it collects relevant existing materials while also making visible the new knowledge, documentation and creative outputs produced by the IPOV team.
Obstetric Violence Observatories
This section of the IPOV platform presents Obstetric Violence Observatories: activist, civil society initiatives with a clear political mandate.
ARTivism & VOices
Why this section. Because where words fall short, art allows us to access dimensions of experience that go beyond what can be narrated. And in the context of obstetric violence, offering an artistic space is not an add-on; it is an ethical necessity.
Global Research
This section provides a concise overview of international research on obstetric violence, highlighting key findings, debates, and cross-country differences.
Public Policies
A compilation of policy documents, guidelines and governmental actions that shape maternity care systems and influence the prevention of obstetric violence.
National Laws
An overview of legal frameworks from different countries, highlighting how obstetric violence is recognised, regulated or addressed through legislation.
Project IPOV RESPECTFULCARE has received funding from the European Union’s HORIZON-MSCA-2022-Staff Exchange programme. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
