Obstetric Violence

Invisible Violence: Why Mothers Must Be Recognised in the Fight Against Gender-Based Abuse

25.03.26

UN Geneva – Violence against women is widely acknowledged. Yet the specific forms of violence linked to motherhood remain largely overlooked. Drawing on grassroots evidence from across the globe, Ma

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Racism surrounding childbirth

18.06.22

UN Geneva - On the occasion of a consultation on Racism and the Right to Health, MMM denounces the systemic racism against mothers in childbirth, prevalent in developed countries, with

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Our member Irish Maternity Support Network contributes to the first national maternity experience survey

25.01.21

October 2020 saw the results of the first Irish Maternity Experience Survey, providing an important insight into women’s experiences at all stages of maternity care in Ireland - antenatal, care

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Mother’s health and socio-economic circumstances greatly impact child development

06.03.20

UN Geneva, Human Rights Council - MMM drew attention to the impact that a mother’s own mental health and socio-economic status, including her level of education, can have on her

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Systemic change a must for ending Obstetric Violence

25.11.19

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - MMM issues a statement reiterating the urgency bringing an end to the mistreatment and violence mothers suffer in pregnancy and

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Make Mothers Matter submits reports on obstetric violence to UN special rapporteur

20.05.19

On May 17th 2019, MMM submitted two reports to Ms. Dubravka Šimonović (UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women) on the issue of “Mistreatment and violence against women during reproduc

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European Summit “Human Rights in Childbirth”

19.10.16

European Union - On 19th October 2016, MMM helped organise and was a speaker at the Fourth European Summit on Human Rights in Childbirth

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Obstetric Violence

Invisible Violence: Why Mothers Must Be Recognised in the Fight Against Gender-Based Abuse

Racism surrounding childbirth

Our member Irish Maternity Support Network contributes to the first national maternity experience survey

Mother’s health and socio-economic circumstances greatly impact child development

Systemic change a must for ending Obstetric Violence

Make Mothers Matter submits reports on obstetric violence to UN special rapporteur

European Summit “Human Rights in Childbirth”

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