Obstetric violence refers to rights violations and abuses experienced by pregnant women and birthing people while accessing healthcare during pregnancy, labour, childbirth and in the postpartum period. This form of gender-based violence presents a significant threat to the global health of women and children. Embrace believes that the key to ending this form of gender-based violence in South Africa lies in elevating the voices and experiences of mothers on the ground, and bringing their stories into the rooms in which policies to improve healthcare are made.
Birth Without Obstetric Violence