Abuse, disrespect and mistreatment during childbirth care

Contribution of the Ribeirão Preto cohorts, Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID16828284
AuthorsAdélia Cristina Vieira de Rezende Dornelas (0000-0001-9063-5162, Universidade de São Paulo), Lívia Dos Santos Rodrigues (0000-0003-2933-6125, Universidade de São Paulo), Marina Papa Penteado (0000-0002-8382-718X, Universidade de São Paulo), Rosângela Fernandes Lucena Batista (0000-0002-1529-0165, Universidade Federal do Maranhão), Heloísa Bettiol (0000-0001-8744-4373, Universidade de São Paulo), Ricardo Carvalho Cavalli (0000-0001-5010-4914, Universidade de São Paulo), Carlos Grandi (0000-0001-8336-1183, Argentine Society of Pediatrics, Argentina), Viviane Cunha Cardoso (0000-0002-2677-5600, Universidade de São Paulo)
Year2022
Volume27
Issue2
Pages535-544
Publication date2022-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCiência & Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1413-8123 • E-ISSN: 1678-4561
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1413-81232022272.01672021
PMID35137810
OpenAlexW4210397355
SciELOS1413-81232022000200535
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited14

This study aimed to estimate the perception and frequency of abuse, disrespect and mistreatment (ADM) situations during childbirth care of 745 women from the Ribeirão Preto birt cohorts. Confidential questionnaires containing one question regarding perceived abuse during childbirth care and other questions addressing exposure to ADM situations were applied. The chi-squared test was used to compare the situations presented between women who did and did not report mistreatment using the Stata 14.0 software. Among the 745 women evaluated, 66.2% were exposed to some situation of ADM and 8.3% reported having perceived ADM. The most frequent situations were that the woman could not eat or drink (30.5%), the woman had her belly squeezed to help the child be born (27.5%), and the woman could not stay with a companion of her choice (25.5%). Women who reported to have suffered maltreatment more frequently responded positively to all situations of ADM when compared to the other participants, except for the following statements: “I was not allowed to eat or drink anything” (p = 0.975) and “I was forced to have a cesarean delivery against my will” (p = 0.073). Although most women of the Ribeirão Preto cohorts reported exposure to ADM situations during childbirth care, a minority perceived disrespect or mistreatment

Childbirth · Pregnancy · Global Maternal and Child Health · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Medicine

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