Advocates Demand Legal Recognition Of Obstetric Violence
Health advocates are calling for the legislative recognition of obstetric violence as a distinct legal harm. Advocates are also seeking independent investigations into allegations of violence during childbirth. The movement also demands adequate budgetary resources to support maternity care reforms. Proposed redress mechanisms include medical, psychosocial, and financial support for survivors. Proponents state that adequate budgetary resources are required to improve maternity care and healthcare worker conditions. They said the need for reasonable workloads and mental healthcare access for medical staff. Many victims do not realize they have been mistreated due to a lack of awareness regarding their rights. Proponents suggest that public education must be implemented in every hospital and medical facility.
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“We need to develop legislative recognition of obstetric violence as a distinct legal harm. That will allow for a whole bunch of accountability opportunities to happen.”
“We want to ensure that there's independent investigations into allegations of... violence.”
“to make some of these changes, it requires budgeting. of obstetric violence as distinct violation will allow us to develop special redress mechanisms that ensure that survivors of obstetric violence have access to, you know, the medical redress, the psychosocial support and the financial restitution”
“we need to be able to improve the working conditions for healthcare workers to ensure that there is safety there, that they are adequately resourced, that there's reasonable workloads, that there's access to mental healthcare”
“there's a lot that needs to happen in terms of public education, public education in every hospital, every facility, it should be a sort of a know your rights.”
“We are also, again, as I said, really mandating that every facility in policy and practice allows birth companions in labor wards, in delivery wards, in the postpartum.”
“allows birth companions in labor wards, in delivery wards, in the postpartum.”
“we need the will to say absolutely at a bare minimum you should be able to have the person that you're most comfortable with with you at all times”
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