1 in 5 women report mistreatment from medical staff during pregnancy (www.npr.org)

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The women reported being verbally abused, having their requests for help go unanswered and having their physical privacy infringed upon, according to a CDC survey.

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[-] ShinyBiscuit@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Only 1 in 5?

[-] PostmodernPythia@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

One in five reported. The other 4/5 probably don’t want to talk about it.

[-] ShinyBiscuit@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Oh, I know. My point was that it's obviously a higher percentage than what is reported.

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