Women subjected to maternity care without their agreement report feeling dehumanized Being able to make decisions about one’s life – including the right to choose one’s own maternity care – is key to a person’s autonomy and personhood. “The legal authority in childbirth is the woman giving birth, not the providers of care. Yes,
Women's insight into how maternity care and birth impact on breastfeeding. Women's insight into how maternity care and birth impact on breastfeeding? One of the key success factors for breastfeeding is early initiation of breastfeeding after birth. Women who felt positive about the birth commented that this gave them confidence impacting positively on their
"Step Up for Breastfeeding: Educate and Support". All mothers should be supported to initiate breastfeeding as soon as possible after birth, within the first hour after delivery and should receive practical support to enable them to initiate and establish breastfeeding and manage common breastfeeding difficulties. Yet current birthing practices and lack of support in the postnatal
Spain responsible for obstetric violence What will be the impact of this finding for Australia? The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has found that “States parties have an obligation to take all appropriate measures to modify or abolish not only existing laws and regulations but also customs and practices that
Because you matter 24/7 It is a rare day that my washing machine is not whirling away. Mount Washington becomes Mount Foldmore becomes Mount Washington... My vacuum cleaner is never put away. Meals must be planned, shopped for and prepared. Then washing up must be done. And let's not forget: the toilet and bathroom must
World Population Day 2022 “These gaps in access to health rights are unacceptable. Women cannot be alone in this fight. As we mark World population Day, let us pledge to ensure the reproductive health rights of everyone, everywhere.” UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres In this third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become clear that
GET UP, STAND UP, SHOW UP Artwork: Women's Business in the Garden by Hazel Morton NAIDOC Week is an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the history, rich cultures, and achievements of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. It provides an opportunity to continue to commit to systemic change, moving beyond acknowledgement, good intentions, empty
World Continence Week - 17th to 23rd June 2022 This year the focus of World Continence Week is on male incontinence and there is useful and educational advice HERE but today we want to focus on incontinence for women. This proved to be an issue of great concern for many women that came to light
The World Health Organization releases its World Mental Health Report. Mental health is critically important to everyone, everywhere. We at Maternal Health Matter especially know how important it is to pregnant women. The Report highlights the need to empower people to have control over their life and health care, by instilling personal dignity, value and
Review: You Can’t ask That – Postnatal Depression ABC TV & iView I could not help being overwhelmed by the generosity of spirit of the women and man who shared their postnatal journey on You Can’t ask That – Postnatal Depression. Even more than that, I felt ashamed that we as a society abandon women
