TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Child protection, disability and obstetric violence: three case studies from Iceland
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Rice, James Gordon
A1  - Bjargardóttir, Helga Baldvins
A1  - Sigurjónsdóttir, Hanna Björg
SP  - e158
EP  - e158
VL  - 18
IS  - 1
N2  - This contribution is a collective re-analysis of three research projects in Iceland focused on parenting with a disability which draws upon data spanning a twenty-year  period. The core purpose of these projects is to understand why parents with  primarily intellectual disabilities encounter such difficulties with the child  protection system. Our aim with this contribution is to identify, through a  longitudinal and comparative framework, why these difficulties persist despite a  changing disability rights environment. A case study methodology has been employed  highlighting three cases, one from each research project, which focus narrowly on  disabled parents' struggles with the child protection system in the context of the  maternity ward. The findings, framed in the concept of structural violence, indicate  poor working practices on the part of healthcare and child protection, a lack of  trust, and that context is still ignored in favour of disability as the explanatory  framework for the perceived inadequacies of the parents. We contend that child  protection authorities continue to remain out of step with developments in  disability and human rights. The contribution concludes to make a case as to why the  concept of obstetric violence is a useful framework for criticism and advocacy work  in this area.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010158
ID  - ref1
ER  -