January 27, 2026
Infographic explaining the origins and research focus of the book Obstetric Violence as Gender Based Violence, based on an Italian PRIN 2022 research project
January 27, 2026
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Obstetric Violence as Gender-Based Violence: what it is, how it is perceived, and how it can be addressed

Ester Massó Guijarro, a member of the IPOV – Respectful Care consortium through the University of Granada, authors the chapter titled Decolonizing Bioethics, Feminizing Public Health: Obstetric Violence as Epistemic Injustice. Her proposal is, in itself, an intervention: it not only describes the phenomenon but examines the conditions that make it possible to recognize it, name it, and transform it.
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January 9, 2026
January 9, 2026
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Obstetric violence, low natality rates, maternal deaths and misogyny

A critical reflection on how panic over declining birth rates fuels misogynistic narratives, obscures maternal deaths, and connects to the structural roots of obstetric violence.
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December 9, 2025
December 9, 2025
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Use of the Term ‘Obstetric Violence’

To define is to establish or to describe what something is or should be. There are already many different definitions that establish or decide how respectful birth should be. Instead of copying those definitions, we offer 5 points of consideration that will be useful when choosing between these existing definitions or developing our own for the IPOV Project. This reflects part of that process.
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October 12, 2025
October 12, 2025
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Some initial thoughts on epistemic arrogance, epistemic humility and obstetric violence

Motivated by conversations with my colleagues Virginie Rozee and Lucile Faivre at INED, I began to examine what it means to approach obstetric practice with either epistemic arrogance or epistemic humility. In what follows, I discuss how these epistemic attitudes—arrogance and humility—manifest in maternity care and how they might contribute to, or help combat, obstetric violence.
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July 29, 2025
Rethinking the Definition of Obstetric Violence
July 29, 2025
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Rethinking the Definition of Obstetric Violence: Reflections from a Collective and Regional Perspective

A living, rights-anchored approach: instead of a single definition, we propose a shared core that each context can adapt—treating definition as an act of care, listening, and commitment. This is the beginning of an ongoing collective process toward structural change in healthcare.
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October 12, 2024
Obstetric violence: abuse during childbirth is widespread, but the first step to fighting it is naming it Publicado: 2 octubre 2024 12:27 CEST
October 12, 2024
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Summary: abuse during childbirth is widespread, but the first step to fighting it is naming it

Explains what “obstetric violence” means—mistreatment during childbirth such as non-consented procedures and verbal abuse—why naming it matters, the debate over intent, and how international bodies and emerging laws recognize it as gender-based violence, calling for systemic reform in maternity care.
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