The Right to Be Accompanied at Birth
New Laws in Argentina and Uruguay
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3972743 |
|---|---|
| Authors | José M Belizán (0000-0002-8412-3010, Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria), Maria Luisa Cafferata (0000-0002-9928-5522, Hospital de Clínicas) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 26 |
| Pages | 158-159 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Reproductive Health Matters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-8080 • E-ISSN: 1460-9576 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0968-8080(05)26190-6 |
| PMID | 16291499 |
| OpenAlex | W2019071417 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
IN the last several years the Buenos Aires city congress and the national congresses in Argentina and Uruguay have approved similar civil laws stating that women have the right to be accompanied during labour and delivery. This is an important example of how parliamentarians in a number of countries are recognising that evidence-based practices in health care can become rights. The Uruguayan law passed in August 2001 states that during labour and delivery every woman has the right to be accompanied by a person of her choice or if no such person is available she has the right to be accompanied by a person specially trained to provide her with emotional and other support. It instructs every health care facility both public and private and all health professionals to inform every pregnant woman of this right and encourage this practice. (excerpt)
Developed country · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health care · Political science · Population · Reproductive health · Reproductive rights · Right to health · Sociology · Child and Adolescent Health · Global Maternal and Child Health · Law · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |