Over the past two years, with the RESPECT & RespectWATCH projects, we have paved the path and began to change the narrative together.

It all started with the voices women themselves, placing them at the very core, as the maternity care end-users and “holders of the experience”. They trusted us, we listened, we recorded their experiences, we mapped their needs through research and documentation.

Then we reached out to all stakeholders involved in maternity care. We invited perinatal health professionals, competent authorities, civil societies, academics, Commissioners, decision makers, mothers and mother to be, to become part of this journey. And you all responded and you joined the conversation, some as long-term allies, some for the first time, and you strengthened our voice and our alliances.

During our Stakeholder Meetings and events, we identified common values, we exchanged concerns, we put together joint statements and plans. We formed and strengthened alliances toward a more Respectful Maternity Care experience for all women.

We responded to the needs the mothers communicated to us.

We put together and piloted empowerment programs for mothers, through groups and  through e-courses, and you, the mothers, embraced it.  We adapted skills building programs for health professionals to sharpen their communication and shared decision making skills and you, the health professionals, joined, you asked for more. Strengthened by the alliances we have build in these efforts, we are now working to ensure these programs become sustainable, so they can reach more women.

Our joint journey toward our vision of every mother being able to recall her pregnancy, birth and motherhood journey with a smile, has now begun.

After two years and after two projects, join us to reflect on what we have done together, join us to discuss what is coming next.

Join us for the joint Final Conference on 27 March 2025.

The activities mentioned above in the context RESPECT project took place in parallel in Cyprus and Croatia, with support from partners from Italy. RespectWATCH has been working to advocate for women’s rights in maternity care in Cyprus through documentation.

We are honored to host as keynote speakers prestigious names and bodies in the field of Respectful Maternity Care in Cyprus, Croatia, Europe and the world.

  27 MARCH 2025 | 08.30-17.00 hrs

 UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA | UNESCO AMPHITHEATER

Find the Draft Programme here.

 Register here.

 The Conference is co-organized with the Midwifery Committee of the Pancyprian Association of Nurses and Midwifes.

 Live Streaming information to follow

Our team is excited to host you for one more time in this milestone event!

Thank you for becoming part of our joint efforts for better maternity care and for securing the rights of mothers in Cyprus.