Obstetric violence: perceptions of obstetric nurses in a maternity of Minas Gerais

• Autor(a) principal: Lima Miranda, Flávia
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Sereno Velloso, Geisa, de Oliveira Lima, Patrícia, Corrêa Rangel, Sirleide, Fernandes de Almeida, Herlon, Pimenta Pinheiro, Marcos Luciano, Neves Vieira Costa, Leticia
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: HU Revista (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/hurevista/article/view/27818
• topic: Violence Against Women; Maternal Health Services; Obstetric Nursing; Hospitals, Maternity; Violência contra a Mulher; Serviços de Saúde Materna; Enfermagem Obstétrica; Maternidades

Introduction: Violence has several faces and there is one type that has been gaining visibility within maternity hospitals: obstetric violence. Objective: To identify the perceptions of obstetric nurses about obstetric violence. Material and methods: A descriptive, exploratory study with a qualitative approach, conducted in a philanthropic maternity hospital in Belo Horizonte. Data were collected from January 2015 to February 2015, through semi-structured interviews with 16 obstetric nurses who worked for one year or more in the referred maternity hospital and analyzed using the content analysis technique. Results: Two thematic categories emerged, namely: perceptions of obstetric nurses about obstetric violence, which point from verbal and physical violence, as well as disrespect for women's autonomy, unnecessary interventions, and also recognize the repercussions on women; and obstetric violence situations experienced obstetric nurses, which points out violence practiced by other professionals, especially by the obstetrician, as well as recognize situations of obstetric violence in their professional practice. Conclusion: The perception of obstetric violence and the recognition of obstetric violence by obstetric nurses in their professional practice is necessary, as one of the initiatives related to the humanization of obstetric care is the new model of childbirth care based on attention paid by this professional.