dr. Michelle Sadler is one of the forefront academics and activists globally fighting  obstetric violence. Sadler argues for the importance of recognizing obstetric violence and calling it out as such. She is an associate researcher at the Adolfo University in Chile, and Director of the Chilean Observatory of Obstetric Violence.

We spoke on a philosophy of childbirth conference in Alcalá, Spain. 

Further reading: 

• Sadler (2021) COVID-19 as a risk factor for obstetric violence. 
• Sadler (2016) Moving beyond disrespect and abuse: addressing the structural dimensions of obstetric violence. 

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