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International Platform on Obstetric Violence (IPOV): an innovative tool for a respectful maternity and childbirth care

Project description

Fostering respectful maternity and childbirth care

Global research suggests that excessive medical intervention, disrespectful maternity care and abuse during childbirth need urgent attention. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the IPOV-RESPECTFUL CARE project aims to address this by establishing an interactive platform on obstetric violence that links academic research with public policy, health professional training and women’s views on the topic. The platform will bring together an international, interdisciplinary network of experts from academia, and public and health organisations to share knowledge on good practices in respectful maternity and childbirth care. It will also plan and provide innovative training programmes for health professionals, managers, decision-makers, researchers and the general public.

Objective

Over-medicalisation and disrespect in maternity and childbirth care have been identified by international research as an urgent global public health topic (WHO 2014, Simonovic 2019, Council of Europe 2019). The IPOV-RESPECTFUL CARE project intends to bring attention to obstetric violence and respectful maternity and childbirth care by implementing a concrete tool—the International Platform on Obstetric Violence—to bridge academic research and public policy, training for health professionals, women’s perspectives and public engagement on the matter. The Platform will be an innovative, international, interdisciplinary, intersectoral and cross-cultural digital and interactive tool for producing, sharing and transferring knowledge, systematising and exchanging good practices, acquiring skills and planning gender -based innovative training packages on respectful maternity and childbirth care among health professionals, health training managers, decision makers, researchers, women and all of society. To achieve these goals, a network of 39 breakthrough experts, from 19 participating organisations and 9 countries (universities, research centres, civil organisations and health maternity care institutions) will be established.

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Funding Scheme

HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-SE - HORIZON TMA MSCA Staff Exchanges

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Call for proposal

(opens in new window) HORIZON-MSCA-2022-SE-01

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Coordinator

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI UDINE
Net EU contribution
€ 82 800,00
Address
VIA PALLADIO 8
33100 Udine
Italy
Region
Nord-Est Friuli-Venezia Giulia Udine
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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