Perception of puerperas attended in a public hospital on the practice of obstetric violence
International Journal of Development Research
Perception of puerperas attended in a public hospital on the practice of obstetric violence
Received 22nd January, 2019; Received in revised form 11th February, 2019; Accepted 03rd March, 2019; Published online 30th April, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Rubenilson Caldas Valois et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: It investigate the perception of obstetric violence through the reports of women who had their children through vaginal delivery and cesarean section in the Regional Hospital Dr. Abelardo Santos. Method: This was a qualitative study with descriptive-exploratory characteristics. It Held in a public hospital in Belém/Pa, this study was conducted with 15 hospitalized women. The collection was carried out from March to April 2017, in which the participants were first invited to the survey, where they were informed and clarified about the research theme and its objectives. The analysis was made from the proposal of Bardin. Results: the following thematic categories were evidenced from the results: Characterizing the participants of the study; Perception of puerperal women about obstetric violence and Presence of the companion during childbirth as the prevention of obstetric violence. Conclusion: It was evidenced that the majority of women are unaware or have little knowledge about obstetric violence and the results obtained from this study may contribute to the development of programs to promote and prevent violence in childbirth.
