Helpful Lamaze Blog Post on Obstetric Violence
“What Is Obstetric Violence and What if it Happens to You?” posted in Lamaze International’s “Giving Birth with Confidence,” defines obstetric violence, lays out [...]
Abuse Happens to Women in Labor Rooms Too
While tales of abuse and harassment of women are exploding in the news and social media, there is one arena in which disrespect, bullying, and, yes, even physical and sexual assault are all too [...]
Do Laboring Women Retain Their Right to Make Medical Decisions about Their Care?
You might be thinking this is a silly question because every competent adult has the right to make decisions about their medical care, but, in fact, doctors, hospital administrators, and lawyers [...]
Dr. Amy Blames Childbirth Woes on Natural Birth Cabal in WASHINGTON POST Commentary
Amy Tuteur has managed to score a commentary in the Washington Post entitled “How the natural birth industry sets mothers up for guilt and shame.” You would think that the inflammatory rhetoric [...]
Medical Journal Commentary Breaks Silence on Abuse of Women, Improving Birth Follows Up
Advocates for humane, respectful treatment of women receiving reproductive health care take note: The current issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine includes a commentary, “Our Family [...]
Mistreatment of Women During Childbirth a Global Problem
Connecting the Dots covered a review of studies finding that mistreatment of women during childbirth is a common problem around the world, and the U.S. and Canada aren’t exceptions. [...]