Official Twitter Account of Human Rights in Childbirth #HRiC
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Participate in a study on the pregnancy experiences of LGBTQIA2S++ people in the US & Canada.
Must be over 18 and had or participated in a pregnancy experience in the past 10 yrs.
More: birthincludesus.org/join-the…
Obstetric violence is violence against women; it should be included in the @coe's Istanbul Convention. Over 130,000 have already signed the petition - share widely
@MarijaPBuric @Dunja_Mijatovic @EP_President @EP_GenderEqual
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Last year we posted inviting people participate in the Birth Includes Us survey about the experiences of LGBTQ2S++ families - the first paper from that project is out! @BirthPlaceLab @TheUpliftLab
More: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Update to @cochranecollab review on #HomeBirth: new framing since the last update, "In line with Archie Cochrane, we consider planned hospital birth as the experimental intervention" & emphasis is on well-supported #midwives and health systems as key.
cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi…
A few weeks ago, HRiC joined other organizations to condemn the #SCOTUS decision in Roe v. Wade.
We firmly believe that human rights are linked across the reproductive continuum; access to abortion care & support for providers is a critical part of that.
figo.org/us-supreme-court-ov…
#RespectfulCare means addressing systems of oppression. Read #WhatWomenWant from health professional organizations here 👉👉 bit.ly/3Ip8pWW @FIGOHQ,
@world_midwives, @ICNurses, @IPAWorldorg, @COINNurses, @Fos_Feminista, @ISAStillbirth, @BirthEquity. @WRAglobal #CSW66
#RespectfulCare means recognizing women as the experts on their bodies. Read
#WhatWomenWant here 👉👉
bit.ly/3Ip8pWW @FIGOHQ, @world_midwives, @ICNurses, @IPAWorldorg,
@COINNurses, @Fos_Feminista, @ISAStillbirth, @BirthEquity.
@WRAglobal #CSW66
#RespectfulCare means addressing systems of oppression. Read #WhatWomenWant
from health professional organizations here 👉👉 bit.ly/3Ip8pWW @FIGOHQ,
@world_midwives, @ICNurses, @IPAWorldorg, @COINNurses, @Fos_Feminista, @ISAStillbirth, @BirthEquity #CSW66
Exciting to hear @FIGOHQ, @world_midwives, @ICNurses,
@COINNurses make commitments to #RespectfulCare. We're excited to collaborate on implementation of #WhatWomenWant 👉👉 bit.ly/3Ip8pWW
#CSW66
#RespectfulCare means opening the door for diverse health professionals. Read #WhatWomenWant from health professional organizations here 👉👉bit.ly/3Ip8pWW @FIGOHQ, @world_midwives, @ICNurses, @IPAWorldorg,
@COINNurses, @Fos_Feminista @ISAStillbirth, @BirthEquity
#CSW66
HRiC is excited to be partnering with @WRAglobal, @FIGOHQ, @world_midwives, @ICNurses, @IPAWorldorg, @COINNurses, @Fos_Feminista for a discussion on #RespectfulCare!
Register here: bit.ly/3J5HlgC #CSW66
We need a broader definition of what comprises an acceptable birth experience, one that includes adequate social support.
New article on @ConversationUK
theconversation.com/how-wome…
"Covid has unleashed the most severe setback to women’s liberation in my lifetime. While watching this happen, I have started to think we are witnessing an outbreak of disaster patriarchy."
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Women all over the world have spoken out about the #HusbandStitch, a reality in so many countries, and a form of #GenderBasedViolence. Respectful maternity care must become the norm, during #16DaysOfActivism and always.
(TW: episiotomy and stitching)
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A new, interactive report out by the United Nations Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls on sexual and reproductive health rights in crisis during COVID.
unworkinggroupwomenandgirls.…
We're cheering on HRiC President @NRubashkin
as he defends his PhD. He has been a key person in the movement for human rights in childbirth for almost a decade, and we're so proud of him, his work and commitment to reproductive rights.
CONGRATULATIONS NICK!
So proud of our board member & colleague @Mayra_K11 for defending her Ph.D. thesis yesterday! Dr. Mayra's research on #obstetricviolence in #India is insightful, innovative & game-changing.
We're so lucky to have midwives like Kaveri in this movement!
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An amazing & insightful conversation led to a successful defence of my thesis on #ObstetricViolence in India. 🤩
World, meet Dr. Kaveri Mayra. 💃🏽
@UoSDocCollege @UoS_SocSci @UoSSocStatDemo @TheZedster @world_midwives @MoHFW_INDIA @SandallJane @CarolineHomer @PhDMidwives
"The history of medicine is every bit as social and cultural as it is scientific, and male dominance is cemented in its foundations, “Biological theories about female bodies were used to reinforce and uphold constraining social ideas about women.”
theguardian.com/books/2021/j…
Join our @bashazard FRIDAY (AEST) online at 1530
Prevention, Early Intervention and Management of Perinatal Psychological Trauma: taking perinatal psychological trauma from rhetoric and vacillation to action for prevention and early intervention.
More: marcetresillianconference.co…
