Final EE-CA Caucus Agenda, Women Deliver 2016

Women Deliver Eastern Europe/Central Asia Caucus
Agenda

"Survive, Thrive, and Transform Pregnancy and Childbirth"

Date: Thursday, May 19, 2016
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
Organizer: RODA – Parents in Action, Croatia

Introduction: Daniela Drandic, Head of Reproductive Rights Division, RODA- Parents in Action, Croatia

VIP Message: Ingibjorg Gisladottir, UN Women, Regional Director, Europe and Central Asia

Setting the Stage:

Moderator: Elena Ateva, Maternal and Newborn Health Advocacy and Policy Advisor, White Ribbon Alliance

1. Zuzana Kriskova, Activist, Women's Circles, Slovakia – the situation of women's rights in childbirth, major challenges that women encounter and how advocacy can help overcome them
2. Gunta Lazdane, Programme Manager, Sexual and Reproductive Health, World Health Organization, Europe – evidence-based care to achieve high-quality, respectful maternity care
3. Tamar Dekanosidze, Lawyer, Georgian Young Lawyers' Association – the importance of understanding patients' and providers' rights and responsibilities to ensure high quality respectful maternity care
4. Irene Donadio, Advocacy Officer, International Planned Parenthood Federation, European Network – outreach to the underserved and involving men in birth preparedness with a focus on safe motherhood in Central Asia (Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan).
5. Katrine Thomasen, Legal Adviser, Center for Reproductive Rights, Europe – situating the issue of women's rights in childbirth within the broader spectrum of reproductive rights issues – with a focus on women's decision making and gender stereotypes.

Transition: Khayriniso Yusufi, MP, Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of Tajikistan

Break-out sessions:

1. Health education for youth – Moderator: Marinella Matejcic, Croatia, Women Deliver Young Leader
2. Increasing safety in pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum – Moderators: Yoanna Stancheva, Bulgaria, Zebra Midwives, and Nicholas Rubashkin, USA, Human Rights in Childbirth
3. Disrespect and abuse in pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum – Moderator: Iveta Jancigova, Slovakia, Women Deliver Over 30 Scholarship Recipient

Conclusion and Next Steps (5 min)

Expected outcome document: Consensus Statement