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The way we treat birth reflects the way we treat life | Eva Placzek | TEDxBerlin Salon

In this talk, midwife and author Eva Placzek reveals the hidden reality of obstetric violence and why simply “surviving birth” is not enough. She calls for a global shift toward respectful, safe, and humane care for mothers and newborns — because every family deserves more than survival. Eva Placzek is a midwife, author, and mother of twins – and a voice for honest, uncompromising maternity care. She accompanies women and their newborns through some of the most vulnerable and powerful hours of their lives. Her daily work shows: the beginning of life shapes families profoundly – and it requires protection, knowledge, and humanity. In her book „Ich, Hebamme, mittäterin.“ she speaks openly about structural violence in maternity care and about how essential respectful, safe, and informed support is for birthing women and their babies. As a content creator, she reaches hundreds of thousands of people every day, offering them education and reassurance – honest, approachable, and without taboos. Her own journey through infertility, a cesarean birth, and life as a new mother makes her not only professionally competent but deeply relatable. Eva’s work follows a clear mission: to make women and newborns visible, to take their experiences seriously, and to push the system forward with courage. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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