A study on birth experiences of women in Israel

This research project in two hospitals - Carmel and Bnei Zion - is the first of its kind to provide quantitative data, along with a theoretical gender analysis, of obstetric violence in Israel. These data can be used to optimize and improve the treatment of women in childbirth and encourage policy changes in the field.

Researchers:

Keshet Korem, PhD candidate, the Women and Gender Studies program at the University of Haifa.

Lena Shagai-Dain, senior gynecologist at Carmel Medical Center.