@article{ref1,
title="Obstetric violence as reproductive governance in the Dominican Republic",
journal="Medical anthropology",
year="2019",
author="Castro, Arachu and Savage, Virginia",
volume="38",
number="2",
pages="123-136",
abstract="A human rights violation, obstetric violence encompasses numerous forms of mistreatment against women giving birth in health care facilities. Based on this framework, we conducted open-ended exit interviews with 43 women who had given birth at either one of the two largest public maternity hospitals in the Dominican Republic. Women's narratives revealed a contrast between scholarly definitions of obstetric violence and their own perceptions of receiving abusive care. Analyzing obstetric violence as a form of reproductive governance and the adaptive preference that ensues helps explain why most women accepted with endurance the poor quality of care that they received.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-9740",
doi="10.1080/01459740.2018.1512984",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2018.1512984"
}