Violência obstétrica: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

Introduction: childbirth is a physiological event and has always been seen naturally, with the advancement of technologies the birth scene has changed radically. From the institutionalization of childbirth, space was given to unnecessary procedures and inappropriate conduct and what became known as obstetric violence emerged. Objective: to analyze how obstetric violence is inserted in care. Method: refers to an integrative literature review. For their accomplishment, the studies were chosen, categorized and analyzed, the databases used were: BDENF, VHL, LILACS, MEDLINE AND PUBMED, with the descriptors “obstetric”, “violence”, “professional-patient relations”, “obstetric nursing” and the keyword “obstetric violence”. The articles were examined and later were grouped into axes: “Perceptions of parturient women regarding obstetric violence”; “Perceptions of professionals and possible justifications/causes for obstetric violence”; “Consequences of obstetric violence”; ‘Types of obstetric violence’. “Strategies to tackle obstetric violence”. Results: of the 70 articles selected, it was observed that the studies were recent, all carried out in the last 15 years. Most publications were made in Brazil (50%). The magazine/newspaper with the highest number of publications was BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth with thirteen publications (19%). Conclusion: Obstetric violence is a worldwide problem and most of its practices are not recognized as such by health professionals, their institutions or by the pregnant women who suffer them, institutions and that there are adequate guidelines for women during prenatal care.