Latest items for CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
Aug. 24, 2023, 1:08 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"[N]o special reproductive health facilities are available for adolescent girls in most health centres in the State party" (11).
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"[N]o special reproductive health facilities are available for adolescent girls in most health centres in the State party" (11).
Aug. 15, 2023, 6:17 a.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"The adoption in 2015 of a national programme for maternal and child health" (2).
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"The adoption in 2015 of a national programme for maternal and child health" (2).
Aug. 8, 2023, 8:30 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"[There are r]eports of gender-based violence committed against women during delivery" (10). These violations against women are not criminalized (MV- coder comment). "[The Committee recommends the state to e]stablish appropriate safeguards to ensure adequate standards of care, including accessibility and respect for women’s autonomy and requirements for the free, prior and informed consent of all women, and introduce complaints mechanisms for women who suffered ill-treatment during delivery" (11). This indicates that all women are not informed about their care and are unable to address their concerns during delivery (MV- coder comment).
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"[There are r]eports of gender-based violence committed against women during delivery" (10). These violations against women are not criminalized (MV- coder comment). "[The Committee recommends the state to e]stablish appropriate safeguards to ensure adequate standards of care, including accessibility and respect for women’s autonomy and requirements for the free, prior and informed consent of all women, and introduce complaints mechanisms for women who suffered ill-treatment during delivery" (11). This indicates that all women are not informed about their care and are unable to address their concerns during delivery (MV- coder comment).
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Initiatives to provide free health care for children under 5 years of age and free caesarean births in public health facilities are helping to improve the health of these target groups and reduce household health expenditure. Free caesarean births are guaranteed in every region of the country. With regard to reproductive and sexual health and combating maternal and child mortality, many measures are being taken to ensure that pregnant women have access to health services. These include improving the quality of care, strengthening infrastructure and equipment at health facilities, building up highquality human resources and increasing the availability of vital products for the health of mothers and children." (10). "The...more
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Initiatives to provide free health care for children under 5 years of age and free caesarean births in public health facilities are helping to improve the health of these target groups and reduce household health expenditure. Free caesarean births are guaranteed in every region of the country. With regard to reproductive and sexual health and combating maternal and child mortality, many measures are being taken to ensure that pregnant women have access to health services. These include improving the quality of care, strengthening infrastructure and equipment at health facilities, building up highquality human resources and increasing the availability of vital products for the health of mothers and children." (10). "The...more
July 21, 2023, 11:58 a.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"[P]regnant women put under observation by medical services during birth are invited to pass HIV check-up and in case positive, they are provided with anti-retrovirus therapy. Likewise, HIV infected women of reproductive age are monitored by the Ministry of Health for a pregnancy once they pass a general medical examination. They are given relevant recommendations and seconded to benefit from childbirth services. Pregnant women pass a compulsory HIV express test when they apply for a child delivery. In case positive, they start to administer pre-delivery anti-retrovirus medicine... In case of urgent child delivery and HIV positive cases, the antiretroviral medicine is provided to women on child delivery notwithstanding the place...more
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"[P]regnant women put under observation by medical services during birth are invited to pass HIV check-up and in case positive, they are provided with anti-retrovirus therapy. Likewise, HIV infected women of reproductive age are monitored by the Ministry of Health for a pregnancy once they pass a general medical examination. They are given relevant recommendations and seconded to benefit from childbirth services. Pregnant women pass a compulsory HIV express test when they apply for a child delivery. In case positive, they start to administer pre-delivery anti-retrovirus medicine... In case of urgent child delivery and HIV positive cases, the antiretroviral medicine is provided to women on child delivery notwithstanding the place...more
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"On the Committee’s COs related to improved obstetric health services for women, including prenatal and postnatal services, on all atolls and islands of the State party, in particular for rural women, by ensuring effective access to universal health insurance and by increasing the number of skilled health-care personnel the health care delivery system of Maldives is organized into a tier system with island level primary health centres, a higher level of health facilities with specialty care hospitals at atoll level and tertiary care facility at the urban level. Each inhabited island is required to have a Health facility. Each atoll (system of islands) has a hospital catering to the population...more
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"On the Committee’s COs related to improved obstetric health services for women, including prenatal and postnatal services, on all atolls and islands of the State party, in particular for rural women, by ensuring effective access to universal health insurance and by increasing the number of skilled health-care personnel the health care delivery system of Maldives is organized into a tier system with island level primary health centres, a higher level of health facilities with specialty care hospitals at atoll level and tertiary care facility at the urban level. Each inhabited island is required to have a Health facility. Each atoll (system of islands) has a hospital catering to the population...more
June 20, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"The General Occupational Health and Safety Act (No. 618) regulates jobs that are prohibited for adolescents and women and protects the reproductive health of women and adolescent workers in hazardous jobs. Ministerial Agreement No. JCHG-005-05-2007 ensures compliance with the principle of non-discrimination in relation to access to work for pregnant women." (6). "Women access health-care services under the family and community health-care model. Nicaragua also has a national health strategy and a national sexual and reproductive health strategy. A total of 178 maternity homes have been built or renovated, and community midwives have been certified and have received technical training on the provision of supportive, gentle and quality care to...more
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"The General Occupational Health and Safety Act (No. 618) regulates jobs that are prohibited for adolescents and women and protects the reproductive health of women and adolescent workers in hazardous jobs. Ministerial Agreement No. JCHG-005-05-2007 ensures compliance with the principle of non-discrimination in relation to access to work for pregnant women." (6). "Women access health-care services under the family and community health-care model. Nicaragua also has a national health strategy and a national sexual and reproductive health strategy. A total of 178 maternity homes have been built or renovated, and community midwives have been certified and have received technical training on the provision of supportive, gentle and quality care to...more
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he Universal Maternal and Child Insurance scheme, which up until this year has been providing universal and free health benefits to women during pregnancy and up to six months after childbirth and to children under the age of 5" (24). "Pre-natal and neo-natal care coverage also grew in urban and rural areas, strengthened by the Juana Azurduy subsidy and the Universal Prenatal 'For Life' Subsidy, which contribute to the health of pregnant women and nursing mothers. Older women receive the 'Carmelo' dietary supplement" (24). "78,537 pregnant women and 37,728 postpartum women had access to initial oral hygiene consultations in 2016 (followed by 83,269 pregnant women and 37,078 postpartum women in...more
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he Universal Maternal and Child Insurance scheme, which up until this year has been providing universal and free health benefits to women during pregnancy and up to six months after childbirth and to children under the age of 5" (24). "Pre-natal and neo-natal care coverage also grew in urban and rural areas, strengthened by the Juana Azurduy subsidy and the Universal Prenatal 'For Life' Subsidy, which contribute to the health of pregnant women and nursing mothers. Older women receive the 'Carmelo' dietary supplement" (24). "78,537 pregnant women and 37,728 postpartum women had access to initial oral hygiene consultations in 2016 (followed by 83,269 pregnant women and 37,078 postpartum women in...more
June 13, 2023, 9:25 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"2018 was declared the 'Year for Monitoring Perinatal and Neonatal Maternal Mortality'. That year, 700,899 pregnant women were given full doses of iron" (24). Reducing iron deficiency in these women reduces the risk of anemia and other diagnoses that can lead to maternal mortality (MV- coder comment).
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"2018 was declared the 'Year for Monitoring Perinatal and Neonatal Maternal Mortality'. That year, 700,899 pregnant women were given full doses of iron" (24). Reducing iron deficiency in these women reduces the risk of anemia and other diagnoses that can lead to maternal mortality (MV- coder comment).
June 12, 2023, 7:42 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"The protest on International Safe Abortion Day came weeks after a teenage girl, Meriem, died in a village in the centre of the country following a clandestine termination" (Para.2).
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"The protest on International Safe Abortion Day came weeks after a teenage girl, Meriem, died in a village in the centre of the country following a clandestine termination" (Para.2).
May 12, 2023, 11:23 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Half of the UK deaths occurred in the 12 months following birth, pointing to shortcomings in postnatal care. It follows a report last week that the number of women who died up to six weeks after having a baby has leapt by a quarter in five years" (Para.5-6). "Sara Ledger, from childbirth charity Baby Lifeline, said: ‘This research is yet another reminder that there needs to be a focus on improving maternal health. 'Children shouldn’t be left motherless, particularly when different care could make the life-saving difference.’ A Department of Health spokesman said: ‘We have already invested £127million into the maternity system to boost the workforce and improve care. 'NHS...more
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Half of the UK deaths occurred in the 12 months following birth, pointing to shortcomings in postnatal care. It follows a report last week that the number of women who died up to six weeks after having a baby has leapt by a quarter in five years" (Para.5-6). "Sara Ledger, from childbirth charity Baby Lifeline, said: ‘This research is yet another reminder that there needs to be a focus on improving maternal health. 'Children shouldn’t be left motherless, particularly when different care could make the life-saving difference.’ A Department of Health spokesman said: ‘We have already invested £127million into the maternity system to boost the workforce and improve care. 'NHS...more
April 19, 2023, 6:17 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-PRACTICE-1, ABO-DATA-1
"Deported from China in 2004, Lee Keum-Soon was mobilised for forced labour six months into a pregnancy she had concealed from authorities in fear of having her child forcibly aborted. When she became too weak to work, guards in a police holding camp made her carry rocks from a riverbed. Lee was found dead by her peers, floating in the river having drowned, exhausted. When guards saw she had layered on clothes to hide her pregnancy, they stripped the remaining women in the camp to 'ferret out' any children not yet forcibly aborted." (para 29-30).
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-PRACTICE-1, ABO-DATA-1
"Deported from China in 2004, Lee Keum-Soon was mobilised for forced labour six months into a pregnancy she had concealed from authorities in fear of having her child forcibly aborted. When she became too weak to work, guards in a police holding camp made her carry rocks from a riverbed. Lee was found dead by her peers, floating in the river having drowned, exhausted. When guards saw she had layered on clothes to hide her pregnancy, they stripped the remaining women in the camp to 'ferret out' any children not yet forcibly aborted." (para 29-30).
April 19, 2023, 4:16 p.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Dr Guillermo Ortiz Avedaño told the judges that although the pregnancy was high risk given Beatriz’s health, his hands had been tied in terms of offering her an abortion. Marcia Aguiluz, legal director for Latin America at Women’s Link Worldwide, said: '[Dr Ortiz’s] testimony made it clear that the penalization [of abortion] doesn’t only impact women but also medical professionals.'" (para 11-12)
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Dr Guillermo Ortiz Avedaño told the judges that although the pregnancy was high risk given Beatriz’s health, his hands had been tied in terms of offering her an abortion. Marcia Aguiluz, legal director for Latin America at Women’s Link Worldwide, said: '[Dr Ortiz’s] testimony made it clear that the penalization [of abortion] doesn’t only impact women but also medical professionals.'" (para 11-12)
April 1, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Article 5 of the Act defines what is not considered to be sexual discrimination, namely: the establishment of differences governing relations related to the functions of childbirth and breastfeeding...specific features of occupational safety and health for women and men related to the protection of their reproductive health; recommended professional qualifications based on the ability of only one specific sex to perform the duties concerned..." (14-15)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The ability of one sex to perform certain duties can certainly impact pregnant women who may no longer be able to carry out certain functions of their job due to their pregnancy). "A presidential decision of 7 March 2019 on measures...more
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Article 5 of the Act defines what is not considered to be sexual discrimination, namely: the establishment of differences governing relations related to the functions of childbirth and breastfeeding...specific features of occupational safety and health for women and men related to the protection of their reproductive health; recommended professional qualifications based on the ability of only one specific sex to perform the duties concerned..." (14-15)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The ability of one sex to perform certain duties can certainly impact pregnant women who may no longer be able to carry out certain functions of their job due to their pregnancy). "A presidential decision of 7 March 2019 on measures...more
March 27, 2023, 5:24 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Three days before Christmas, the only hospital in this remote city on the Yakama Indian Reservation abruptly closed its maternity unit without consulting the community, the doctors who delivered babies there or even its own board. At least 35 women were planning to give birth at Astria Toppenish Hospital in January alone, and the sudden closure — which violated the hospital’s commitment to the state to maintain critical services in this rural area — threw their plans into disarray. Victoria Barajas, 34, expecting her first child, scrambled to find a new doctor before her due date, Jan. 7. Jazzmin Maldonado, a 29-year-old schoolteacher due to give birth soon, wondered how...more
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Three days before Christmas, the only hospital in this remote city on the Yakama Indian Reservation abruptly closed its maternity unit without consulting the community, the doctors who delivered babies there or even its own board. At least 35 women were planning to give birth at Astria Toppenish Hospital in January alone, and the sudden closure — which violated the hospital’s commitment to the state to maintain critical services in this rural area — threw their plans into disarray. Victoria Barajas, 34, expecting her first child, scrambled to find a new doctor before her due date, Jan. 7. Jazzmin Maldonado, a 29-year-old schoolteacher due to give birth soon, wondered how...more
March 27, 2023, 4:03 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Research has repeatedly shown that Black mothers and babies have the worst childbirth outcomes in the United States." (para 7). "That approach also reveals that premature infants born to poor parents are more likely to die than those born into the richest families. Yet there is one group that doesn’t gain the same protection from being rich, the study finds: Black mothers and babies." (para 10). "'It suggests that the well-documented Black-white gap in infant and maternal health that’s been discussed a lot in recent years is not just explained by differences in economic circumstances,' said Maya Rossin-Slater, an economist studying health policy at Stanford and an author of the...more
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Research has repeatedly shown that Black mothers and babies have the worst childbirth outcomes in the United States." (para 7). "That approach also reveals that premature infants born to poor parents are more likely to die than those born into the richest families. Yet there is one group that doesn’t gain the same protection from being rich, the study finds: Black mothers and babies." (para 10). "'It suggests that the well-documented Black-white gap in infant and maternal health that’s been discussed a lot in recent years is not just explained by differences in economic circumstances,' said Maya Rossin-Slater, an economist studying health policy at Stanford and an author of the...more
March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
Table 1 untitled, shows that the indicator/year 2010/11 has an ANC of 34%, 10% skill delivery, 7% postnatal care, 676 / 100,000 maternal mortality, 59 / 1000 child mortality, 29% contraceptive prevalence, 4.8 fertility rate and 79 / 1000 adolescent birth rate. It also shows that for the indicator/year 2014/15, there was an ANC of 96.9%, 60.7% skilled delivery, 90% postnatal care, 420 / 100,000 maternal mortality, decrease in child mortality to 55 / 1000, contraceptive prevalence increased to 46%, significant increase of fertility rate to 401, and a reduction in the adolescent birth rate to 65/1000. Maternal mortality decreased by 256/100,000, child mortality decreased by 4/1000 (18). "The gender...more
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
Table 1 untitled, shows that the indicator/year 2010/11 has an ANC of 34%, 10% skill delivery, 7% postnatal care, 676 / 100,000 maternal mortality, 59 / 1000 child mortality, 29% contraceptive prevalence, 4.8 fertility rate and 79 / 1000 adolescent birth rate. It also shows that for the indicator/year 2014/15, there was an ANC of 96.9%, 60.7% skilled delivery, 90% postnatal care, 420 / 100,000 maternal mortality, decrease in child mortality to 55 / 1000, contraceptive prevalence increased to 46%, significant increase of fertility rate to 401, and a reduction in the adolescent birth rate to 65/1000. Maternal mortality decreased by 256/100,000, child mortality decreased by 4/1000 (18). "The gender...more
Feb. 27, 2023, 8:27 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
“Due to a number of factors, Romani women are at a higher risk of complications during pregnancy than the majority population. According to the situation analysis of the Bulgarian National Roma Integration Strategy, 12.6% of the Romani population, including children, have at least one form of disability or suffer from a serious chronic disease. A significant proportion of Romani people aged 45–60 years, one-third of Romani men and two-fifths of Romani women in this age group, suffer from poor health affecting working ability, either fully or partially” (5). “The Bulgarian Constitution protects motherhood and guarantees free obstetric care for mothers. The Bulgarian Health Act stipulates that the State shall ensure...more
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
“Due to a number of factors, Romani women are at a higher risk of complications during pregnancy than the majority population. According to the situation analysis of the Bulgarian National Roma Integration Strategy, 12.6% of the Romani population, including children, have at least one form of disability or suffer from a serious chronic disease. A significant proportion of Romani people aged 45–60 years, one-third of Romani men and two-fifths of Romani women in this age group, suffer from poor health affecting working ability, either fully or partially” (5). “The Bulgarian Constitution protects motherhood and guarantees free obstetric care for mothers. The Bulgarian Health Act stipulates that the State shall ensure...more
Feb. 27, 2023, 8:17 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
“Lack of health insurance sometimes limited skilled attendance at childbirth. In April the NGO LARGO Association issued a report which estimated that 60 to 70 percent of all uninsured women, or between 8 and 9 percent of all women in the country, did not receive prenatal care and had no access to relevant medical tests. According to the report, 57 percent of uninsured women were Roma. Home births were illegal, and medical personnel could be prosecuted if they assisted them.” (23).
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
“Lack of health insurance sometimes limited skilled attendance at childbirth. In April the NGO LARGO Association issued a report which estimated that 60 to 70 percent of all uninsured women, or between 8 and 9 percent of all women in the country, did not receive prenatal care and had no access to relevant medical tests. According to the report, 57 percent of uninsured women were Roma. Home births were illegal, and medical personnel could be prosecuted if they assisted them.” (23).
Feb. 27, 2023, 8:13 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
“Lack of health insurance sometimes limited skilled attendance at childbirth. In April the NGO LARGO Association issued a report which estimated that 60 to 70 percent of all uninsured women, or between 8 and 9 percent of all women in the country, did not receive prenatal care and had no access to relevant medical tests. According to the report, 57 percent of uninsured women were Roma. Home births were illegal, and medical personnel could be prosecuted if they assisted them.” (23).
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
“Lack of health insurance sometimes limited skilled attendance at childbirth. In April the NGO LARGO Association issued a report which estimated that 60 to 70 percent of all uninsured women, or between 8 and 9 percent of all women in the country, did not receive prenatal care and had no access to relevant medical tests. According to the report, 57 percent of uninsured women were Roma. Home births were illegal, and medical personnel could be prosecuted if they assisted them.” (23).
Feb. 27, 2023, 7:56 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
“The funds for child and maternal healthcare have been increased, outgoing Health Minister Assena Serbezova told journalists.” (Para. 1). “Pregnant women will be scheduled for two additional ultrasound examinations to monitor the pregnancy. For uninsured pregnant women, a package of tests, four examinations and two hospitalizations will be provided if necessary during pregnancy.” (Para. 5).
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
“The funds for child and maternal healthcare have been increased, outgoing Health Minister Assena Serbezova told journalists.” (Para. 1). “Pregnant women will be scheduled for two additional ultrasound examinations to monitor the pregnancy. For uninsured pregnant women, a package of tests, four examinations and two hospitalizations will be provided if necessary during pregnancy.” (Para. 5).
Feb. 27, 2023, 7:47 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
From 2020 to 2021, women experienced a 5% decrease in satisfaction with healthcare for pregnant women. They also experienced a 5% decrease in satisfaction with women's healthcare as a whole. Women feeling safe when walking at night also slightly decreased, by 1%. (Para. 4)
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
From 2020 to 2021, women experienced a 5% decrease in satisfaction with healthcare for pregnant women. They also experienced a 5% decrease in satisfaction with women's healthcare as a whole. Women feeling safe when walking at night also slightly decreased, by 1%. (Para. 4)
Feb. 24, 2023, 12:54 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Safe motherhood program has been a national priority program in Nepal since the formulation of National Safe Motherhood policy in 1998. The National Safe Motherhood Plan (2002-2017), revised in 2005, formed a basis for the current Safe Motherhood and Newborn Health Long Term Plan (2006-2017), the implementation of which is bringing positive impacts on infrastructure development and delivery of maternal health services at rural level. The maternal and reproductive health of women has been improved by implementing the guidelines regarding uterine prolapse, safe abortion, safe motherhood, and management of human resources for safe delivery. The Antenatal Incentive Program launched in 2011 has been providing incentives to mothers who complete four...more
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Safe motherhood program has been a national priority program in Nepal since the formulation of National Safe Motherhood policy in 1998. The National Safe Motherhood Plan (2002-2017), revised in 2005, formed a basis for the current Safe Motherhood and Newborn Health Long Term Plan (2006-2017), the implementation of which is bringing positive impacts on infrastructure development and delivery of maternal health services at rural level. The maternal and reproductive health of women has been improved by implementing the guidelines regarding uterine prolapse, safe abortion, safe motherhood, and management of human resources for safe delivery. The Antenatal Incentive Program launched in 2011 has been providing incentives to mothers who complete four...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 11:17 a.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"In 2020, baby twins born through surrogacy were abandoned at a Mexican hospital. The surrogate, who was carrying the babies for a couple living in the U.S., suffered complications when she was six months pregnant and had to undergo a C-section. One of the babies was born with serious cognitive deficits and physical impairments.The surrogate had suffered multiple health problems during the pregnancy, she said in an interview with local radio station MVS News, including low blood sugar and fainting, but the surrogacy agency told her to just rest at home. When she finally went to the hospital, the doctors were more concerned about the unborn babies, she said. 'They...more
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"In 2020, baby twins born through surrogacy were abandoned at a Mexican hospital. The surrogate, who was carrying the babies for a couple living in the U.S., suffered complications when she was six months pregnant and had to undergo a C-section. One of the babies was born with serious cognitive deficits and physical impairments.The surrogate had suffered multiple health problems during the pregnancy, she said in an interview with local radio station MVS News, including low blood sugar and fainting, but the surrogacy agency told her to just rest at home. When she finally went to the hospital, the doctors were more concerned about the unborn babies, she said. 'They...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 10:52 a.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Poland — It was shortly before 11 p.m. when Izabela Sajbor realized the doctors were prepared to let her die.Her doctor had already told her that her fetus had severe abnormalities and would almost certainly die in the womb. If it made it to term, life expectancy was a year, at most. At 22 weeks pregnant, Ms. Sajbor had been admitted to a hospital after her water broke prematurely. She knew that there was a short window to induce birth or surgically remove the fetus to avert infection and potentially fatal sepsis. But even as she developed a fever, vomited and convulsed on the floor, it seemed to be the...more
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Poland — It was shortly before 11 p.m. when Izabela Sajbor realized the doctors were prepared to let her die.Her doctor had already told her that her fetus had severe abnormalities and would almost certainly die in the womb. If it made it to term, life expectancy was a year, at most. At 22 weeks pregnant, Ms. Sajbor had been admitted to a hospital after her water broke prematurely. She knew that there was a short window to induce birth or surgically remove the fetus to avert infection and potentially fatal sepsis. But even as she developed a fever, vomited and convulsed on the floor, it seemed to be the...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 10:31 a.m.
Countries: Philippines
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"It was 2am, a few hours after Anna took the pills, when Carla knocked on her Aunt Rose’s bedroom door for help. Anna was feverish and distressed. She had wrapped herself in a comforter but couldn’t stop shivering...They spent the next four hours travelling by tricycle and then by car from hospital to hospital in Cavite and then, northwards, in Manila. They were repeatedly turned away; one facility said the relevant ward was only accepting Covid patients, another demanded a large deposit before treatment...The next afternoon, a doctor at a hospital that finally accepted Anna explained she was in a critical condition, experiencing complications from an abortion" (Para.8-10-12). "Anna stabilised...more
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"It was 2am, a few hours after Anna took the pills, when Carla knocked on her Aunt Rose’s bedroom door for help. Anna was feverish and distressed. She had wrapped herself in a comforter but couldn’t stop shivering...They spent the next four hours travelling by tricycle and then by car from hospital to hospital in Cavite and then, northwards, in Manila. They were repeatedly turned away; one facility said the relevant ward was only accepting Covid patients, another demanded a large deposit before treatment...The next afternoon, a doctor at a hospital that finally accepted Anna explained she was in a critical condition, experiencing complications from an abortion" (Para.8-10-12). "Anna stabilised...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:55 a.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Japan is one of 11 countries — and the only one of the Group of Seven largest economies — that mandate women to get their spouse’s consent to obtain an abortion, with very few exceptions, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights, an international organization. In practice, advocates say, the requirement often applies to unmarried women, too, and has led to rare and tragic instances of women leaving their babies in public places to die — something the Jikei Hospital baby hatch is meant to address" (Para.5). "Abortions are legal, but only by expensive surgery. Contraceptive use is low. Morning-after pills are expensive and only available by prescription. Japan is...more
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Japan is one of 11 countries — and the only one of the Group of Seven largest economies — that mandate women to get their spouse’s consent to obtain an abortion, with very few exceptions, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights, an international organization. In practice, advocates say, the requirement often applies to unmarried women, too, and has led to rare and tragic instances of women leaving their babies in public places to die — something the Jikei Hospital baby hatch is meant to address" (Para.5). "Abortions are legal, but only by expensive surgery. Contraceptive use is low. Morning-after pills are expensive and only available by prescription. Japan is...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:36 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Mariam Maqsoodi, a 29-year-old resident doctor, says that after a rise in abandoned newborns at the hospital – probably due to Afghanistan’s economic crisis – they have formed an 'adoption committee' to ensure the babies are taken care of. 'We register families who can’t have children and would like to adopt, and if we can’t find a family for the babies, one of our staff usually adopts,' she says, adding: 'It’s sad. We recently had a little boy whose mother died while giving birth, and his father ran away without taking him home. We make sure each child is taken care of.' " (Para.8-9).
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Mariam Maqsoodi, a 29-year-old resident doctor, says that after a rise in abandoned newborns at the hospital – probably due to Afghanistan’s economic crisis – they have formed an 'adoption committee' to ensure the babies are taken care of. 'We register families who can’t have children and would like to adopt, and if we can’t find a family for the babies, one of our staff usually adopts,' she says, adding: 'It’s sad. We recently had a little boy whose mother died while giving birth, and his father ran away without taking him home. We make sure each child is taken care of.' " (Para.8-9).
Feb. 5, 2023, 9:19 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Since 2008, the Turkish government has used a surveillance system called GEBLIZ (an acronym for the Pregnancy, Newborn and Post-Partum Monitoring System) to record and track all pregnant women who visit maternity services. Under the GEBLIZ system, health personnel visit pregnant women’s homes to track the development of their babies. In several cases, women have been outed to their families as pregnant by official visits from GEBLIZ staff, who knock on the door and announce that they have 'come over to track the status of the pregnant woman in the house.'" (para 6).
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Since 2008, the Turkish government has used a surveillance system called GEBLIZ (an acronym for the Pregnancy, Newborn and Post-Partum Monitoring System) to record and track all pregnant women who visit maternity services. Under the GEBLIZ system, health personnel visit pregnant women’s homes to track the development of their babies. In several cases, women have been outed to their families as pregnant by official visits from GEBLIZ staff, who knock on the door and announce that they have 'come over to track the status of the pregnant woman in the house.'" (para 6).
Feb. 5, 2023, 7:50 p.m.
Countries: Qatar
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"And pregnant women seeking medical services can be placed under suspicion if they are not married, under Qatar’s strict morality laws." (para 5). "And regarding women who are pregnant and require medical care, it says they should be given care ‘regardless of the circumstances and will not face any accusations’" (para 8).
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"And pregnant women seeking medical services can be placed under suspicion if they are not married, under Qatar’s strict morality laws." (para 5). "And regarding women who are pregnant and require medical care, it says they should be given care ‘regardless of the circumstances and will not face any accusations’" (para 8).