Why Don’t We Report Assault in Sex and Birth?
There are two traumas that happen when an assault occurs. The first is the event itself. The second is when people you trust don’t believe you about it.
5 Obstetric Violence Prevention Tips
5 Obstetric Violence Prevention Tips: 1. Don’t assault someone while they’re giving birth. 2. When you are attending someone giving birth and you don’t have permission to touch them, don’t touch them. 3. Use the Buddy System! If it is difficult for you to...Ep. 38 – Filing a Hospital Complaint | Dr. Tracey Vogel
Dr. Vogel walks us through the bureaucratic structure of hospitals and how they receive and process grievances. We also discuss how people can effectively use their voice during birth in advocating for themselves, and the must-have details that you want to be captured if you are pulling together a formal written complaint.
Creating an Advocacy Plan for Hospital Birth: Free Webinar for Doulas
Clear and healthy expectations among the birth term are vital in the birth room. Join us Sept. 24 to discuss communicating with your clients about advocacy.
You Already Have What You Need
Women accept a lot of things because we are told we should: an unequal marriage or an abusive care provider looks normal to us.
Ep. 37 – “Advocacy is putting the birthing person first” | Sabia Wade
“There’s so many different ways that you can advocate for somebody, and even with the clients that I work with, I feel like advocacy and what they expect from advocacy looks different depending on who they are…”
