Citation

Diniz SG, Salgado HO, Andrezzo HFA, Carvalho PGC, Carvalho PCA, Aguiar CA, Niy DY. Rev. Bras. Crescimento Desenvolv. Hum. 2015; 25(3): 377-382.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo, Centro de Estudos do Crescimento e do Desenvolvimento do Ser Humano)

DOI

10.7322/jhgd.106080

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Disrespect and abuse (in Brazil called obstetric violence), described by different terms, is increasingly used in social activism, in academic research and public policy formulation, and was recently recognized as a public health issue by the World Health Organization. As an innovative theme, it requires a mapping its origins, definitions, typology, impacts on maternal health and proposals for its preventing and remedy. We presente a critical-narrative review about this issue, including academic literature, productions of social movements and institutional documents, in Brazil and internationally. After a short historical overview, we map the definitions and types of violence. The complex causation of these forms of violence is discussed, including the role of professional training, the organization of health services, and the implications for maternal morbidity and mortality. Finally we present interventions in public health that have been used or proposed to prevent and mitigate obstetric violence, and an agenda for innovation and research in this area.

Language: en