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- Title
Obstetric violence: a Latin American legal response to mistreatment during childbirth.
- Authors
Williams, C. R.; Jerez, C.; Klein, K.; Correa, M.; Belizán, J. M.; Cormick, G.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the issues relating to the mistreatment of women during childbirth in Latin America. It mentions the information on the pregnancy complications. It also mentions the laws relating to prevent obstetric violence, women's rights and gender-based violence along with the need to protect the human right to dignified, quality maternity care.
- Subjects
PRENATAL care; LABOR complications (Obstetrics); PREGNANCY complications; OBSTETRICIAN malpractice; WOMEN'S rights; HUMAN rights; MATERNAL health service laws; DELIVERY (Obstetrics); LABOR (Obstetrics); MEDICAL quality control; DEHUMANIZATION
- Publication
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2018, Vol 125, Issue 10, p1208
- ISSN
1470-0328
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/1471-0528.15270