Prevalence of obstetric violence to patients from labor to the early puerperium by the staff of a public hospital

Authors

  • Cecilia Madrid Medina
  • Miguel Ángel De León Pérez
  • Magdalena Jazmín Delgado Mandujano
  • Lisauli Geraldine Cancino de la Cruz
  • Patricia Rangel Jiménez
  • Blanca Estela Soto Rosales
  • María del Rosario Rodríguez Limón

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https://doi.org/10.33064/42lm20192245

Abstract

Introduction: Obstetric violence (VO) is a problem in the health system with little or noresolutions. It includes acts of physical and psychological violence, as well as omissions intimely treatment. These transgressive practices have been naturalized by patients andhealth staff, being a problem for the physical and mental integrity of the pregnant woman.Objective: To estimate the prevalence of obstetric violence in pregnant patients from laborto the early puerperium, by the staff of a public hospital in Aguascalientes. Methods: Thisis a descriptive and cross-sectional study. It was carried out in an obstetrics andgynecology hospital with a non-probability convenience sample; the instrument used was Obstetric Violence: User Perception. Results: A total of 140 patients with an average age of 23 years; 57% had a junior high school education level. In general, 58% suffered obstetric violence; 36% suffered psychological violence and 79% physical violence.Nursing staff exercised greater psychological obstetric violence in a range of 50-72% within the categories studied; 41% were unjustified cesarean sections. Conclusions: Thedata found in this study allow us to appreciate the dimension of the problem experiencedby patients who are treated in a hospital that provides obstetric and gynecological care, where 58% of respondents suffered from some type of violence during childbirth. LUXMÉDICA AÑO 14, NÚMERO 42, SEPT-DIC 2019, PP

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2019-11-19

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Madrid Medina, C., De León Pérez, M. Ángel, Delgado Mandujano, M. J., Cancino de la Cruz, L. G., Rangel Jiménez, P., Soto Rosales, B. E., & Rodríguez Limón, M. del R. (2019). Prevalence of obstetric violence to patients from labor to the early puerperium by the staff of a public hospital. Lux Médica, 14(42), 27–36. https://doi.org/10.33064/42lm20192245

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ARTÍCULOS ORIGINALES