Reflections on criminalising obstetric violence

Brennan, Karen

doi:10.4324/9780429443718-13

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“…Despite this conceptual chaos, “disrespect and abuse,” “obstetric violence,” and “mistreatment” feature most prominently in the research (Savage and Castro 2017). Although some researchers treat the concepts as synonyms (Diniz et al 2015; Brennan 2019; Herring 2019), notable efforts from key stakeholders distinguish them from one another. To capture the tension between the different proponents of “mistreatment,” “disrespect and abuse,” and “obstetric violence,” I explore the concepts chronologically, starting with the emergence of “obstetric violence.”…”

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“Obstetric Violence,” “Mistreatment,” and “Disrespect and Abuse”: Reflections on the Politics of Naming Violations During Facility-Based Childbirth

Pickles

2023

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Naming performs an important function in society. Names shape our reality by creating the means to bring into existence previously unseen events or unacknowledged experiences, and naming impacts how society responds to these. This article interrogates the problem of naming the phenomenon of violence and abuse during childbirth with a focus on three principal concepts: “mistreatment,” “disrespect and abuse,” and “obstetric violence.” Further, drawing from broader feminist literature, it exposes the hidden power struggles that inform the naming process in this context, and it challenges the notion that “mistreatment” and “disrespect and abuse” are suitable dominant discourses. In essence, it argues that should a dominant discourse emerge, it should not be one formulated by the healthcare sector (as is the case with “mistreatment”) given their leading role in abuse and violence during childbirth. Finally, the article highlights that we are in the early stages of understanding this phenomenon and, as such, our communicative framework should be broad enough to include multiple communicative tools including “obstetric violence.”

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Section: The Conceptual Landscape and Emerging Contestationsmentioning

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“Obstetric Violence,” “Mistreatment,” and “Disrespect and Abuse”: Reflections on the Politics of Naming Violations During Facility-Based Childbirth

Pickles

2023

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Locating Abortion and Contraception on the Obstetric Violence Continuum

Tongue

2024

IJFAB: International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethic

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This article builds on existing feminist literature on obstetric violence in the context of childbirth to argue that there is a continuum of obstetric violence that also includes that perpetuated in relation to pregnancy prevention and termination, as well as antenatal healthcare and birth. This structural violence is highlighted in relation to conscientious objection, the reporting of people suspected of illegal abortions by their healthcare providers, and contraceptive coercion. Recognizing the limitations of criminal and human rights approaches to obstetric violence, this article takes Martha Fineman’s vulnerability theory as the foundation for the transformative structural change of healthcare institutions.

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Reflections on criminalising obstetric violence

Cited by 2 publications

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“Obstetric Violence,” “Mistreatment,” and “Disrespect and Abuse”: Reflections on the Politics of Naming Violations During Facility-Based Childbirth

“Obstetric Violence,” “Mistreatment,” and “Disrespect and Abuse”: Reflections on the Politics of Naming Violations During Facility-Based Childbirth

Locating Abortion and Contraception on the Obstetric Violence Continuum

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