Essays about: "Obstetric Violence"

Found 3 essays containing the words Obstetric Violence.

  1. 1. "I felt literally violated in every cell of my body." : A feminist phenomenological study on obstetric violence in Greece.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

    Author : Faidra Gatsarouli; [2023]
    Keywords : Obstetric Violence; Birthing Body; Feminist Phenomenology; Greece; Online Qualitative Research;

    Abstract : This thesis examines obstetric violence in Greece through the lens of feminist phenomenology.It focuses on two key questions: how women as embodied subjects experience obstetricviolence and how this event impacts their relationship with their bodies and significant others. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Role of Doulas in the Prevention of Obstetric Violence in Austria

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Valentina Riedl; [2023]
    Keywords : obstetric violence; doulas; human rights in childbirth; violence against women; obstetric violence prevention; Gewalt unter der Geburt; Doulas; Menschenrechte in der Geburtshilfe; Gewalt gegen Frauen; Prävention von Gewalt bei Geburten;

    Abstract : This thesis research zeroes in on the role of doulas regarding prevention of obstetric violence by summarizing existing literature and providing first-hand insights from qualitative semi-structured interviews with three Austrian doulas, answering the question: What role do doulas play in the prevention of obstetric violence in Austria? The research and data analysis are based on the Birth Territory Theory with an intersectional perspective and the thesis aims at providing information on obstetric violence and the role that doulas play in its prevention. Currently this topic is hardly researched in Austria, even though globally one third of parturients experience violence while giving birth. READ MORE

  4. 3. "We are humans, not animals" Obstetric Violence in Kosovo: An Intersectional Analysis of Women’s Responses to Obstetric Violence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Diana Morina; [2022]
    Keywords : Obstetric Violence; Kosovo; Agency; Intersectionality; Commodification; Informality; Strategies; Tactics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study explores different modalities of agency that birthing women in Kosovo express when met with a high threat of obstetric violence and structural constraints. Specifically, this study identifies the strategies and tactics women employ during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum to avoid and minimise the risk of obstetric violence in public and private health settings. READ MORE