Obstetric Violence - The Role of the Childbirth Educator

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Awareness of obstetric violence is growing both on social media platforms, amongst birth professionals and scholars, and in expecting families too. How can we as childbirth educators help our students? Using examples from my own practice, this session will illustrate ways that childbirth educators can help students not only recognize obstetric violence but also advocate for themselves. Helping students to know the standards to which they should be holding their providers is imperative, because helping students put a name to the behavior is the beginning of accountability for obstetric violence. Childbirth educators have a unique opportunity to reach expecting families to help them raise expectations for their own care and know how to respond when they are not met. 

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Hillary A Melchiors PhD, MPH, LCCE, CD(DONA)

Hillary Melchiors PhD, MPH, LCCE, CD(DONA) is a medical anthropologist, childbirth educator, birth doula, and writer in Evansville, Indiana. She received her PhD in Medical Anthropology and Masters in Public Health from Case Western Reserve University, and has practiced as a birth doula since 2014 when she founded the Doula Group of Evansville. She has served as a leader of the Evansville Birth Network and member of the Southwest Indiana Breastfeeding Coalition, as well as serving on the DONA advocacy committee. She helped found The Birth Geeks podcast and lives in Southern Indiana with her partner, two children, and adorable dog Buzz.