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Letter to an Obstetrician: Forced Vaginal Procedures are Unethical, Traumatic

by Cristen Pascucci | Sep 19, 2016 | Advocacy, All, Birth Rights, Birth Trauma, For Providers, Obstetric Violence, Sexual Trauma, Trauma

ACOG to Docs: Women’s Right to Say “No” Comes First

by Cristen Pascucci | May 31, 2016 | Advocacy, All, Birth Rights, For Providers

ACOG discourages physicians “in the strongest possible terms” from the use of coercion and court-ordered threats or interventions against pregnant women.

“Birthrape & the Doula” with Amy Gilliland, Ph.D.

by Cristen Pascucci | May 2, 2016 | Advocacy, All, Birth Trauma, Obstetric Violence, Sexual Trauma, Trauma

So what does a doula do when her client is being violated right in front of her?

Obstetrician Ethics: Awesome Guidelines from the National OBs’ Group

by Cristen Pascucci | Mar 8, 2016 | Advocacy, All, Birth Rights, For Providers, Obstetric Violence

For pregnant people and those who work with them, these ethical concepts around their care are critical.

Kentucky Medical Associations Misinform to Protect Their Birth Monopoly

by Cristen Pascucci | Feb 23, 2016 | All, Home Birth, Out of hospital birth, The Birth Monopoly

As Kentucky families desperately seek safer, more cost effective maternity care options, the Kentucky Hospital Association and Kentucky Medical Association cling to their monopoly on the market.

Truth & Not Truth on Kentucky’s SB85 to License Midwives