{"id":73544,"date":"2022-11-10T22:53:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T20:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=73544"},"modified":"2022-11-10T22:53:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T20:53:45","slug":"civil-society-welcomes-inclusion-of-obstetric-violence-at-presidential-summit-on-gbvf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/civil-society-welcomes-inclusion-of-obstetric-violence-at-presidential-summit-on-gbvf\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil Society Welcomes Inclusion of Obstetric Violence at Presidential Summit on GBVF"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neelam Rahim<\/em> |\u00a0neelam@radioislam.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n

2 min read | 10:50 pm CAT<\/p>\n

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Civil society, including CALS, Embrace, Women\u2019s Legal Centre and Section 27, has welcomed the inclusion of obstetric violence at the Presidential Summit on Gender-Based violence. Organizations have long been lobbying for obstetric violence to be recognized as gender-based violence.<\/p>\n

Obstetric violence is a broad term for several types of abuse, including physical, verbal and psychological abuse directed explicitly at a pregnant woman.<\/p>\n

In discussion with Radio Islam International<\/em>, Attorney at Section27, Sibusisiwe Ndlela, said obstetric abuse is the type of violence that occurs in a healthcare setting and is often perpetrated by healthcare practitioners like nurses, doctors and midwives.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a type of violence perpetrated in a health care setting against a pregnant woman,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Regarding the term of conduct included in obstetric violence, Ndlela said it might consist of forced sterilization and refusal of health care services like anti-natal care to a pregnant woman.<\/p>\n

She added that in Section 27, many clients who face obstetric violence are migrant women who are turned away from hospitals.<\/p>\n

Part of the cause as the collective advocating for the rights of pregnant persons, Ndlela said, is the recognition that obstetric violence is a form of GBV sanctioned by the State.<\/p>\n

She said, \u201cOnce it\u2019s recognized, it can be targeted through specific mechanisms and measures put into place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Listen to the interview with Moulana Sulaimaan Ravat and Sibusisiwe Ndlela on Radio Islam’s<\/em> podcast.<\/p>\n