Main Activities
Research
Data collection through interviews and surveys with pregnant and giving birth women from across the country to outline the real needs, challenges and good practices in maternity care.
Analysis
Needs analysis and conducting "action learning sets" with medical specialists aimed at creating better understanding and exchange of experiences between patients and healthcare workers.
Training
Trainings on the rights of expectant mothers, which aim to raise women's awareness of their rights during pregnancy and childbirth and to support them in asserting them.
Meetings
Bilateral meetings between women and medical teams that aim to build trust, dialogue, and shared learning from real-life situations and experiences.
Proposals
Development of a plan-proposal for improving conditions in maternity wards, based on the collected data and feedback from project participants.
Goals and Expected Results
The project aims to contribute to sustainable policies and practices that guarantee respect, safety and access to information for every woman choosing to give birth in Bulgaria. Through systematic data collection and dialogue between all stakeholders, “New Policies for Expectant Mothers” seeks to outline specific recommendations for changes in the health system and the attitude towards women in maternity care.
Get Involved
If you are pregnant or have recently given birth, you can share your experience and opinion through our survey: Fill out the survey here
Other Information
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The project is funded by the Bulgarian Fund for Women (Strong Program) and the European Union. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Bulgarian Fund for Women, the EU, the Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers of the European Commission or the EC. Neither the Bulgarian Fund for Women, nor the EU, nor the EC and its structures can be held responsible for them.