The Dangers of Minimizing Obstetric Violence

This commentary is a response to the article by Lappaman and Swartz, “How gentle must violence against women be in order not to be violent?” in which the term “obstetric violence” is critiqued. The authors argue that the term is harmful and does violence (to health care workers and even birthers the...

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Main Author: Chadwick, Rachelle (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Violence against women
Year: 2023, Volume: 29, Issue: 9, Pages: 1899-1908
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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