Perception of obstetric violence by parturients and health professionals: A scoping review

• Autor(a) principal: Mendes, José
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Sousa Santos , Ana Paula, Tavares, Márcio
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2022.8.2.271
• topic: Obstetric violence; Health professional; Women; Society; Review study; Violência obstétrica; Profissionais de saúde; Mulheres; Sociedade; Estudo de revisão

Background: Obstetric violence is a multifactorial concept involving several actors, namely health professionals, parturients, and health institutions, directly influencing its definition and understanding. Objectives: To present a holistic perspective of the concept of obstetric violence through the review and analysis of empirical studies conducted with health professionals (e.g., nurses, and physicians, among others) and parturients. Method: A scoping review was conducted, for which obstetric violence was established as the basic concept. The search was conducted on Scopus, Web of Science, and b-on. Results: Eighteen studies were included according to the defined inclusion criteria. Results were grouped around the perspectives of three actors: the parturient woman, the health professionals, and the institutions. The lack of information; failure to obtain informed consent; use of derogatory speeches; use of physical, verbal, and psychological abuse; violation of women's rights; lack of training; humanization by some health professionals; and limitations in health institutions and services were highlighted as the factors that are most identified/related to obstetric violence. Conclusions: This study has contributed to reinforcing the need to clarify and standardize the concept of obstetric violence among professionals and society in general and to substantiate the importance of developing an instrument capable of assessing women's experience in labor regarding obstetric violence based on their experience.