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Dignity and respect ought to be the cornerstone of delivering medical services to all. Unfortunately, we are not short of upsetting stories of the labour wards in most Kenyan public hospitals.
Several women have suffered obstetric violence (OBV) at the hands of healthcare workers instead of receiving respect and dignity during the labour and delivery process.
While the term, is not defined in law, Obstetric violence may be used to refer to behaviours that harm someone pregnant or giving birth or have recently given birth and is a form of reproductive violence which could also fall under the ambit of gender-based violence.
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