Why Human Rights in Childbirth Matter (Pinter & Martin Why It Matters: 9) - Softcover

Rebecca Schiller

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780665806 ISBN 13: 9781780665801

Publisher: Pinter & Martin Ltd., 2016

Synopsis

Rebecca Schiller advocates for the human rights of childbearing women around the globe, telling their real stories and exploring the cultural and political forces surrounding birth. Insisting that women matter in the birth room, Schiller exposes the dangers of the fight between natural and medicalised birth campaigners and shows how neglecting birth rights can have serious implications for all women's rights at home and abroad.

With a practical guide to rights during pregnancy and birth, busting human rights myths and giving a voice to those campaigning for change, this is an insightful and important book to inform mothers, caregivers and women's rights advocates.

About this title

About the Author

Rebecca Schiller is Chief Executive of the human rights in childbirth charity Birthrights and a media spokesperson on reproductive rights and birth related issues.

Rebecca is a recognised birth doula, offering support to birthing women and their families in London and East Kent. She was nominated for Doula of the Year 2014. Her experiences have led her to blogging and freelance journalism on related topics and her short book, All That Matters: Women's Rights in Childbirth is published by the Guardian.

Before entering the childbirth world she completed a Masters degree in War Studies with a focus on human rights issues. She has worked in the charity and NGO sector, most recently at Human Rights Watch. She has two children.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pinter & Martin Ltd.
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780665806
• ISBN 13: 9781780665801
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 190