Obstetric violence: perspective of postpartum women attended in a university hospital inside Minas Gerais

Abstract

Objective: Analyze how the implementation of the Apice On program contributed to reduce the cases of obstetric violence experienced by postpartum women attended at the a University Hospital in the interior of Minas Gerais. Method: Exploratory, descriptive, cross-sectional and qualitative study, developed with 46 postpartum women attended at a University Hospital. Data were collected using a semi-structured instrument, which were subsequently analyzed using the Bardin technique, in addition to the use of the Iramuteq software. Results: The interviewed puerperal women are empowered in the face of their rights, recognize the possible faces of obstetric violence, and have a preference for normal humanized delivery, having knowledge about the correct approach to professional care. Conclusion: It is concluded that the implementation of the Apice On project and the obstetric nurse contributed to the reduction of cases of obstetric violence and fulfilled its objectives in view of the humanization of normal births performed at the University Hospital in the interior of Minas Gerais.