title: [Enforceability of the right to health protection in obstetric services in Mexico].
abstract: The inclusion of the framework of human rights in maternal health is mentioned more and more frequently as a feasible proposal to improve the care that women receive in obstetric health care services. Despite the fact Mexico has a solid regulatory framework for obstetric care, mechanisms of enforceability are essential to ensure that health-related human rights are upheld. In addition to being in place, enforceability mechanisms should be effective and accessible to people, particularly in obstetric care, where repeated human rights violations occur that endanger women's health and lives. The objective of this article is to specify the regulatory, legal, and extralegal elements that need to be considered in order to include maternal health in a set of enforceable human rights.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Trabajo Social, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México, alefijo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meza
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Trabajo Social, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México, alefijo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mancinas
authors.affiliation: Centro regional de investigaciones en salud pública, Instituto nacional de Salud Pública, México.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meneses
authors.affiliation: Centro regional de investigaciones en salud pública, Instituto nacional de Salud Pública, México.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meléndez
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D015277:Hotlines; D045809:Human Rights Abuses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D008800:Mexico; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D011247:Pregnancy; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012927:Social Control, Informal / Q000379:methods; D014933:Women's Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards