Knowledge Hub
To support reproductive health advocates across the globe, Global Doctors for Choice (GDC) has gathered resources related to advocacy with the aim of influencing policies, guidelines, and laws to improve access to care.
Please note that this is not a comprehensive list and does not necessarily reflect GDC’s position. We will continue to gather and add resources, and invite you to contact us to suggest resources.
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Respectful Maternity Care and the Media: A Guide for NGOs and Advocates
Date:
January 2017
Topics:
Communicating about SRHR, Disrespect and Mistreatment during Pregnancy Resource Types: Publications
"This guide is intended for those who want to work with the media on stories about maternal and reproductive health." It includes exercises and materials to be used in workshops or training sessions with journalists on issues of respectful maternity care, sensitive reporting skills, terminology, communication exercises, and best practices in reporting respectful maternity care.
A Guide for Advocating for Respectful Maternity Care
Date:
2017
Topics:
Advocacy Case Studies, Disrespect and Mistreatment during Pregnancy Resource Types: Publications
This guide seeks to equip advocates with "the appropriate information, tools, and techniques to generate demand for, increase social accountability for, and secure commitments on the issue of "respectful maternity care.
Respectful Maternity Care: The Universal Rights of Childbearing Women
Date:
October 2011
Topics:
Disrespect and Mistreatment during Pregnancy Resource Types: Publications
This document outlines the rights of women seeking maternity care and was collaboratively developed to portray the interpersonal aspects of care received by women seeking services.
Promoting Respect and Preventing Mistreatment during Childbirth
Date:
September 2015
Topics:
Disrespect and Mistreatment during Pregnancy, SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
This article describes several barriers in measuring and conceptualizing disrespect and abuse in maternity care, but suggests several actionable steps advocates and health professionals can take to promote respectful maternity care practices.
Measuring Mistreatment of Women During Childbirth: A Review of Terminology and Methodological Approaches
Date:
2017
Topics:
Disrespect and Mistreatment during Pregnancy, SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
This article reviews legal documents and peer-reviewed articles to analyze best practices in defining and measuring the mistreatment of women during childbirth, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Policy Recommendations to Prevent Denial of Abortion Care
Date:
2018
Topics:
Conscientious Objection Resource Types: Websites
These recommendations pair with the International Women's Health Coalition's recent report: Unconscionable: When Providers Deny Abortion Care. They summarize the individual and institutional dangers of conscientious objection and offer recommendations as to how to regulate conscientious objection for different actors involved in reproductive healthcare.
The magnitude and severity of abortion-related morbidity in settings with limited access to abortion services: A systematic review and meta-regression
Date:
June 2018
Topics:
SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
"This systematic review aims to estimate the magnitude and severity of complications associated with abortion in areas where access to abortion is limited, with a particular focus on potentially life-threatening complications." This study finds that a "substantial percentage of abortion-related hospital admissions have potentially life-threatening complications."
Second-Trimester Medication Abortion Outside the Clinic Setting: An Analysis of Electronic Client Records from a Safe Abortion Hotline in Indonesia
Date:
July 2018
Topics:
SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
This study explores the experiences and outcomes of women who called an abortion hotline for medication abortion. The analysis finds that a remote provision of support for abortions later in pregnancy by non-medically trained, skilled abortion counselors can be a safe alternative for women beyond 12 weeks gestation.
Population Handbook
Date:
2011
Topics:
Communicating about SRHR, SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
PRB presents this quick guide to population dynamics for journalists, policymakers,
teachers, students, and other people interested in demographics and who need to understand and communicate about population.
The Role of Conscious Objectors in the Provision of Abortion Services
Topics:
Conscientious Objection Resource Types: GDC Resources
This GDC / Colombia report is aimed at physicians and physicians who wish to reflect on the role they assume in providing abortion to women who seek it, despite the situations
