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Experts, Rights Groups Warn of Crisis of Obstetric Violence

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The UNFPA released a report detailing how women were suffering widespread mistreatment during childbirth across Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Credit: UNFPABy Ed HoltBRATISLAVA, Mar 30 2026 (IPS) Government and medical professionals must implement systematic changes to deal with a “crisis” of obstetric violence (OV) across Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA), experts and rights campaigners have said. The call comes as the United Nations Pop…

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The Comprehensive Health Center (CESSA) in San Pedro Cholula will be expanded to become an Obstetric Care Unit, with the goal of reducing overcrowding at the Women's Hospital, announced Gerónimo Lara Gálvez, the state coordinator for the IMSS-Bienestar program. At a press conference, the official explained that this project is part of a strategy to strengthen hospital capacity in the greater Puebla area, particularly in services that do not requ…

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IPS broke the news in Rome, Italy on Monday, March 30, 2026.
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