How is obstetric violence conceptualised and understood in the academic literature? A meta-narrative review.

Pickles C, McKenzie G, Rikhraj B

DOI: 10.1136/medhum-2025-013583
Published: 2026 Aug 3
Container: Medical humanities
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@article{allodium:10.1136/medhum-2025-013583,
  title = {How is obstetric violence conceptualised and understood in the academic literature? A meta-narrative review.},
  author = {Pickles C and McKenzie G and Rikhraj B},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Medical humanities},
  doi = {10.1136/medhum-2025-013583},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/medhum-2025-013583}
}

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C, P., G, M., & B, R. (2026). How is obstetric violence conceptualised and understood in the academic literature? A meta-narrative review.. Medical humanities. https://doi.org/10.1136/medhum-2025-013583

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