LEGAL RIGHTS
I want to know my childbirth rights.
As a pregnant mother, you should know what your options are before, during, and after childbirth. Knowing your rights can help you more confidently articulate your needs and wishes during childbirth. Below, we have listed several organizations that specialize in childbirth rights for childbearing women in the United States.
Childbirth Connection
http://www.childbirthconnection.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/ChildbirthConnection/
Phone: 202-986-2600
Email: info@nationalpartnership.org
Founded in 1918 as the Maternity Center Association, Childbirth Connection is now a core program of the National Partnership for Women & Families. For nearly 100 years, we have helped develop and advance many forms of care that are now critical components of the nation’s maternity care system. More recently, we launched a long-term program to promote evidence-based maternity care through policy and quality initiatives. We will continue working to improve and transform the nation’s maternity care system so that childbearing women and babies consistently receive high-quality, woman- and family-centered care.
Birth Monopoly
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/birthmonopoly/
At Birth Monopoly, we want a maternity care system that recognizes you own your body. We are working to dismantle the monopoly that tells us how, where, and with whom we are ‘allowed’ and ‘not allowed’ to give birth. Birth Monopoly offers information and resources on childbirth rights, obstetric violence, legal assistance, and more.