Obstetric violence: abuse during childbirth is widespread, but the first step to fighting it is naming it

By Patrizia Quattrocchi, Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Università degli Studi di Udine
Clémence Schantz, Sociologue, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)
Rodante van der Waal, Independent midwife & PhD-candidate Care Ethics, Universiteit Voor Humanistiek
Stella Villarmea, Professor of Philosophy, Complutense University of Madrid, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Virginie Rozée, Chargée de recherche, Santé et Droits Sexuels et Reproductifs,, Ined (Institut national d'études démographiques)

The term ‘obstetric violence’ is already widely used by the EU, the UN and countless health professionals, but some health professionals continue to push back against it.

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