Percepciones sobre violencia obstétrica de mujeres durante su trabajo de parto, parto y puerperio en la institución ese norte I sede Suarez, periodo 2018

Abstract

The present study allowed us to inquire about the perceptions about Obstetric Violence of women in labor, delivery and postpartum care attended in a public health institution of the Colombian south-east, period 2018. Topic currently widely discussed by the different disciplines of health and science social; Although in Colombia there is not yet a law that typifies these acts, it is already studying in the Senate for this purpose. The violence exerted on women by health personnel at important times when they give way to life, such as misinformation about the processes involved, medicalization to accelerate them, the difficulty for proper accompaniment, the lack of respect for Informed Consent and others, are some of the signs of the reality of this situation. The study was carried out with a sample of 25 women of legal age who agreed to participate, using the quantitative, descriptive method, using a Likert-type survey, validated by experts and a pilot test; This survey was made up of 10 items referring to sociodemographic characterization and 30 questions distributed evenly between the investigated moments, about acts that could be perceived as violent during the natural process of birth. 84% were not allowed to eat something during their labor and 92% were not allowed to choose the position to give birth, acts that undoubtedly reflect a violation of their rights and even when they express disagreement for them, most do not they perceive as obstetric violence but as routine, naturalized and legitimate acts. Therefore, it is expected that little by little, both health personnel and users will be sensitized on this important issue, allowing the entry of humanized birth, contributing to the improvement of the quality of care provided.