application to my work

Zeitlin’s review is valuable for my research of obstetric violence. While the term “obstetric violence” is relatively new (it was coined during the protest against “Violencia obstetrica” in Latin America over the last several years), the issue of mistreatment of women during childbirth and gynecologic care had been ubiquitous since the conception of the discipline of gynecology. Still, since mistreatment of women during childbirth has been normalized in many parts of the world, it is difficult to find evidence documenting the phenomenon. I will be looking for evidence of obstetric violence by indirect means, using medical infrastructure (such as design of delivery rooms) and personal interviews..