Violência obstétrica: uma análise sob a ótica de puérperas em um município no interior do Maranhão

Abstract

violence is qualified as violence during childbirth, institutional or structural violence in childbirth care. These terms were proposed to point out any act of violence directed at pregnant, parturient or puerperal women and also at their baby, practiced during professional assistance, which characterizes disrespect for their freedom, physical and mental integrity. Thus, the study aimed to identify actions of obstetric violence from the perspective of puerperal women in a municipality in the interior of Maranhão. This is a research with a descriptive exploratory character and a quantitative and qualitative approach, which covers the phases: bibliographical research and data collection. The research was carried out in October and November 2022, at the Luzia Soares Basic Health Unit in Povoado Creolizinho, which is located in the rural area, in the city of Itaipava do Grajaú MA. The study included ten puerperal women who underwent prenatal care at the basic health unit in the village of Creolizinho, were being followed up during the puerperal period by the unit's team, and agreed to participate in the research. the instrument used for data collection in this study was a semi-structured interview script, containing objective questions, sample characterization as well as subjective questions, aimed at the main objective of the research. The results show that the highest prevalence of procedures cited were the immediate separation of the baby and the right to a companion denied, it is possible to observe the lack of knowledge of these women on the subject, it is seen the lack of understanding on the subject, even the fragile knowledge and distorted about the same. It was possible to observe that puerperal women still cannot identify some means of obstetric violence, and end up accepting many procedures that put both themselves and the baby at risk. From the research it was possible to conclude the lack of knowledge that exists on the subject, in addition to analyzing and highlighting the experience of some puerperal women related to obstetric violence