Human rights in childbirth, narratives and restorative justice: a review

doi:10.1186/s12978-016-0264-3

Review

. 2017 Feb 2;14(1):17.

doi: 10.1186/s12978-016-0264-3.

Human rights in childbirth, narratives and restorative justice: a review

A U Lokugamage^{1

2

3}, S D C Pathberiya⁴

Affiliations

¹ International MotherBaby Childbirth Organisation (NGO), London, UK. a.lokugamage@ucl.ac.uk.
² Advisory Board of Human Rights in Childbirth (NGO), London, UK. a.lokugamage@ucl.ac.uk.
³ Whittington Hospital, Department of Women's Health, University College London, Jenner Building, Magdala Avenue, London, N19 5NF, UK. a.lokugamage@ucl.ac.uk.
⁴ Trustee Evelyn Oldfield Unit (NGO), London, UK.

PMID: 28148304
PMCID: PMC5289003
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-016-0264-3

Review

Human rights in childbirth, narratives and restorative justice: a review

A U Lokugamage et al. Reprod Health. 2017.

. 2017 Feb 2;14(1):17.

doi: 10.1186/s12978-016-0264-3.

Authors

A U Lokugamage^{1

2

3}, S D C Pathberiya⁴

Affiliations

¹ International MotherBaby Childbirth Organisation (NGO), London, UK. a.lokugamage@ucl.ac.uk.
² Advisory Board of Human Rights in Childbirth (NGO), London, UK. a.lokugamage@ucl.ac.uk.
³ Whittington Hospital, Department of Women's Health, University College London, Jenner Building, Magdala Avenue, London, N19 5NF, UK. a.lokugamage@ucl.ac.uk.
⁴ Trustee Evelyn Oldfield Unit (NGO), London, UK.

PMID: 28148304
PMCID: PMC5289003
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-016-0264-3

Abstract

This review describes the emerging global debate on the role of human rights childbirth. It is also tailored to a UK perspective in view of the Montgomery v. Lanarkshire [2015] legal ruling and it implications to practice. We can never underestimate the power of humane care on health. The compassion and evidence based medicine agenda in healthcare is interconnected with human rights in healthcare, feeding into the principles of decision making and patient centred care. When this has not happened and there is been healthcare conflict, the power of storytelling serves to connect disparate parties to their common humanity. Narratives are an important aspect of restorative justice processes and we suggest that this could be beneficial in the field of human rights in childbirth.

Keywords: Human rights in childbirth; Narratives; Obstetric violence; Respectful maternity care; Restorative justice.

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[1] World Health Organization. Standards for improving quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities. World Health Organization. 2016. Available from: URL: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/249155/1/9789241511216-eng.pdf?....

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