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"I have to listen to them or they might harm me" and other narratives of why women endure obstetric violence in Bihar, India.

Kaveri MayraZoë MatthewsJane SandallSabu S Padmadas
Published in: Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) (2024)
Sensitive unique feminist methods are important to explore and understand women's embodied experiences of trauma and are essential to understand their perspectives of what drives obstetric violence during childbirth. Sensitive methods of research are crucial for the health systems to learn from and embed women's wants, to address this structural challenge with urgency, and to ensure a positive experience of care.
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