Many midwives will care for women who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) whether these women disclose this or not. Pregnant and birthing women commonly experience their bodies becoming 'public property' a variety of sometimes intimate medical procedures and limited choices on where and how care is provided. For CSA survivors who have suffered loss of ownership over their bodies as children and may experience recurring feelings of powerlessness and loss of control these factors can combine with impersonal and medicalised settings and practices to deeply traumatic effect. 'Sexual...