OBSTETRIC VIOLENCE AND THE RIGHTS OF PREGNANT WOMEN: WHAT DO WOMEN KNOW?

• Autor(a) principal: Lacerda, Giovanna Maria Oliveira de
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Mariano, Valéria da Costa, Passos, Sandra Godói de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista JRG de Estudos Acadêmicos
• Texto Completo: http://revistajrg.com/index.php/jrg/article/view/333
• topic: Violência; Direito das Mulheres; Parto Humanizado; Conhecimento; Educação em Saúde; Violence; Women’s Rights; Humanized Chilbirth; Knowledge; Health Education

Obstetric violence consists of acts of violence against women, carried out by health professionals, at any stage of the pregnancy-puerperal cycle, using abusive interventions as routine procedures or preventing women from exercising their rights during pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium. Obstetric violence is a social problem and is unknown to many women, therefore, this research aimed to analyze the level of knowledge of women, pregnant women and/or mothers, about obstetric violence and their rights during the pregnancy-puerperal cycle. It is descriptive field research with a quantitative approach, in which a questionnaire was applied through an online platform, from March to April 2021, with the inclusion criterion of mothers and/or pregnant women, from 18 to 40 years, who lived in the municipality of Valparaíso de Goiás and used the public health network. The questionnaire was answered by 56 women who agreed to participate in the research. From the analysis of 56 questionnaires answered, it was observed that 80% of the women interviewed know the meaning of the term obstetric violence, however, they partially know the forms of violence. Although women are partially aware of obstetric violence, the results reveal the importance of disseminating more information on the subject, and the importance of the commitment of health professionals to guide pregnant women and prepare them for a future humanized delivery, making them aware of their rights and their autonomy of their choices.