Epidemiological profile of women who suffered obstetric violence: a cross-sectional study.

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the epidemiological profile of women who are victims of obstetric violence. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with the participants of women victims of obstetric violence in a region of the coastal lowland of the state of Rio de Janeiro, in 2018. Results: Thirty-three women were interviewed, of whom the minimum age was 18 years, the maximum was 39 years and the average was 27 years. The data reveal a higher proportion among women with complete high school, by cesarean delivery, with only one previous delivery, who were not entitled to a companion, and who were assisted by the Unified Health System. Conclusion: The present study corroborates with already published findings and evidences the need for a continuous exercise of qualification by health professionals who assist women during pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium, with subsidies from scientific evidence.