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"Having a baby can be an empowering experience when women are treated with
kindness and respect.
However, some women are left feeling traumatised by how they were treated. When
women receive disrespectful and abusive care from health providers during
pregnancy, labour and birth, or after the baby is born, it’s called obstetric
violence. This includes verbal, physical and emotional abuse, threats or
coercion by health providers.
Our study, published today in journal
Violence Against Women, is the first to
look at Australian women’s experiences of obstetric violence. Of the 8,804
women we surveyed, more than one in ten (11.6%) indicated they had, or may
have, experienced obstetric violence.
Respondents who elaborated told us this ranged from disrespectful, abusive and
coercive comments (42%) to physical abuse (7%) and vaginal examinations without
consent (17%)."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
