Work cat: Childbirth, vulnerability and law, 2020: p. 5 (Obstetric violence is usually defined as the appropriation of women's bodies and reproductive processes by health personnel which brings with it a loss of autonomy and the ability to decide freely about their bodies and sexuality, and which has a negative impact on the quality of women's lives) (DLC)2019027828

Lamaze International website, viewed April 17, 2021: (obstetric violence is the physical, sexual, and/or verbal abuse, bullying, coercion, humiliation, and/or assault that occurs to laboring and birthing people by medical staff, including nurses, doctors, and midwives. In short, obstetric violence is anytime a person in labor or birth experiences mistreatment or disrespect of their rights, including being forced into procedures against their will, at the hands of medical personnel)