Birthrights UK provides downloadable factsheets with detailed information about your rights and the law in pregnancy and childbirth. They cover Human Rights in maternity care, consenting to treatment, choice of place of birth, right to medical assistance, facing criticism, making a complaint, and more. View factsheets »
We often think of women’s rights abuses taking place in developing countries. What has been going under the radar is the system wide abuse of women in North America. Lack of informed consent in childbirth is a violation of your human rights. Learn more about what informed consent is, what constitutes a violation, and what you can do to help stop the abuse of women’s rights in childbirth.