Moving beyond disrespect and abuse
Addressing the Structural Dimensions of Obstetric Violence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3972535 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michelle Sadler (0000-0003-1720-1354, University of Chile, corresponding author), Maria Josefa Santos (0000-0002-4804-1843, Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa), Mário Jds Santos, Dolores Ruiz-Berdún (0000-0001-8884-6139, Universidad de Alcalá), Gonzalo Leiva Rojas, Gonzalo Leiva (0000-0002-0654-2615, Universidad de Santiago de Chile), Elena Skoko (0000-0003-1266-6240, Scuola Superiore Internazionale di Studi Universitari di Ricerca e Formazione), Patricia Gillen (0000-0003-4097-4355, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust), J A Clausen (0000-0001-5779-4604, Metropolitan University College) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 47 |
| Pages | 47-55 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Reproductive Health Matters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-8080 • E-ISSN: 1460-9576 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.rhm.2016.04.002 |
| PMID | 27578338 |
| OpenAlex | W2415968779 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 151 |
| References cited | 22 |
During recent decades, a growing and preoccupying excess of medical interventions during childbirth, even in physiological and uncomplicated births, together with a concerning spread of abusive and disrespectful practices towards women during childbirth across the world, have been reported. Despite research and policy-making to address these problems, changing childbirth practices has proved to be difficult. We argue that the excessive rates of medical interventions and disrespect towards women during childbirth should be analysed as a consequence of structural violence, and that the concept of obstetric violence, as it is being used in Latin American childbirth activism and legal documents, might prove to be a useful tool for addressing structural violence in maternity care such as high intervention rates, non-consented care, disrespect and other abusive practices.RésuméCes dernières décennies, un excès croissant et préoccupant d’interventions médicales pendant l’accouchement, même dans des naissances physiologiques et sans complications, parallèlement à une multiplication de pratiques violentes et irrespectueuses à l’égard des femmes pendant l’accouchement, a été rapporté de par le monde. En dépit de recherches et de décisions politiques pour corriger ces problèmes, il s’est révélé difficile de changer les pratiques obstétricales. Nous avançons que le taux excessif d’interventions médicales et le manque de respect à l’égard des parturientes devraient être analysés comme conséquence de la violence structurelle et que le concept de violence obstétricale, tel qu’il est utilisé dans l’activisme latino-américain de l’accouchement et dans les documents juridiques, peut être un outil précieux pour s’attaquer à la violence structurelle dans les soins maternels, comme les taux élevés d’intervention, les soins non consentis, le manque de respect et d’autres abus.ResumenDurante décadas recientes, se ha reportado un creciente y preocupante exceso de intervenciones médicas durante el parto, incluso en partos fisiológicos sin complicaciones, junto con un preocupante aumento de prácticas abusivas e irrespetuosas hacia las mujeres durante el parto en todo el mundo. A pesar de investigaciones y políticas formuladas para tratar estos problemas, ha resultado difícil cambiar las prácticas relacionadas con el parto. Argumentamos que las tasas excesivas de intervenciones médicas y la falta de respeto hacia las mujeres durante el parto deben analizarse como una consecuencia de la violencia estructural, y que el concepto de violencia obstétrica, tal como se utiliza en el activismo relacionado con el parto y en documentos jurídicos en Latinoamérica, podría ser una herramienta útil para abordar la violencia estructural en la atención materna, tales como altas tasas de intervención, cuidados sin consentimiento, falta de respeto y otras prácticas abusivas
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Introduction
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| Citations per year | 15,1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 135 |