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On today\'s podcast, I am excited to welcome a\\xa0special guest and my friend, Cristen Pascucci of Birth Monopoly! Cristen and I talk about how to file hospital complaints\\xa0when people\\xa0experience mistreatment or unsafe care during childbirth.\\xa0

Content warning: Obstetric violence, birth trauma, and sexual assault in obstetrics.\\xa0

A former communications strategist at a top public affairs firm in Baltimore, Maryland, Cristen Pascucci is the founder of Birth Monopoly and creator of the online course, Know Your Rights: Legal and Human Rights in Childbirth for Birth Professionals and Advocates.\\xa0She is also co-creator of the\\xa0Exposing the Silence Project\\xa0and host of Birth Allowed Radio, a podcast. Cristen is\\xa0a leading voice\\xa0in the field of maternity care, speaking around the world\\xa0and consulting privately\\xa0on issues related to birth rights and birthing options.

Cristen and I talk about the formal process of how one can submit a complaint to the hospital and state licensing boards if they experienced mistreatment or\\xa0unsafe childbirth practices. We also talk about obstetric violence and birth trauma due to systemic barriers in childbirth care, and how\\xa0more people\\xa0can become involved as advocates.

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Learn more about Cristen Pascucci and Birth Monopoly here (www.birthmonopoly.com).

Check out the Complaint toolkit here: https://birthmonopoly.com/complaint\\xa0

Find out about "Mother May I" the documentary here: https://mothermayithemovie.com\\xa0\\xa0

Follow Birth Monopoly on Facebook here (https://facebook.com/birthmonopoly). Follow Birth Monopoly on Instagram here (https://instagram.com/birthmonopoly).\\xa0

Read the news report about the Annals of Internal Medicine paper about abusive behavior in the operating room here.\\xa0

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