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Obstetric Violence in Spain (Part III): Healthcare Professionals, Times, and Areas
Background: Obstetric violence is a worldwide public health problem, which seems greater in Spain. As no studies were found that identify the most representative healthcare professionals, times, and areas involved in obstetric violence, the objective of this work was to study at what time of materni...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8037882/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33805074 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073359 |
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author | Mena-Tudela, Desirée Iglesias-Casás, Susana González-Chordá, Víctor Manuel Valero-Chillerón, María Jesús Andreu-Pejó, Laura Cervera-Gasch, Águeda |
author_facet | Mena-Tudela, Desirée Iglesias-Casás, Susana González-Chordá, Víctor Manuel Valero-Chillerón, María Jesús Andreu-Pejó, Laura Cervera-Gasch, Águeda |
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description | Background: Obstetric violence is a worldwide public health problem, which seems greater in Spain. As no studies were found that identify the most representative healthcare professionals, times, and areas involved in obstetric violence, the objective of this work was to study at what time of maternity, with which professionals, and in what areas women identified obstetric violence. Methods: This descriptive, retrospective, and cross-sectional study was performed from January 2018 to June 2019. The main variables were the area (hospital, primary care, both), the time (pregnancy, birth, puerperium), and the professionals attending to women. Results: Our sample comprised 17,541 participants. The area identified with the most obstetric violence for the different studied variables was hospitals. Women identified more obstetric violence at time of birth. Findings such as lack of information and informed consent (74.2%), and criticism of infantile behavior and treatment (87.6%), stood out. The main identified healthcare professionals were midwives and gynecologists, and “other” professionals repeatedly appeared. Conclusions: Having identified the professionals, times, and areas of most obstetric violence in Spain, it seems necessary to reflect on not only the Spanish National Health System’s structure and management but also on healthcare professionals’ training. |
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spelling | pubmed-80378822021-04-12 Obstetric Violence in Spain (Part III): Healthcare Professionals, Times, and Areas Mena-Tudela, Desirée Iglesias-Casás, Susana González-Chordá, Víctor Manuel Valero-Chillerón, María Jesús Andreu-Pejó, Laura Cervera-Gasch, Águeda Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: Obstetric violence is a worldwide public health problem, which seems greater in Spain. As no studies were found that identify the most representative healthcare professionals, times, and areas involved in obstetric violence, the objective of this work was to study at what time of maternity, with which professionals, and in what areas women identified obstetric violence. Methods: This descriptive, retrospective, and cross-sectional study was performed from January 2018 to June 2019. The main variables were the area (hospital, primary care, both), the time (pregnancy, birth, puerperium), and the professionals attending to women. Results: Our sample comprised 17,541 participants. The area identified with the most obstetric violence for the different studied variables was hospitals. Women identified more obstetric violence at time of birth. Findings such as lack of information and informed consent (74.2%), and criticism of infantile behavior and treatment (87.6%), stood out. The main identified healthcare professionals were midwives and gynecologists, and “other” professionals repeatedly appeared. Conclusions: Having identified the professionals, times, and areas of most obstetric violence in Spain, it seems necessary to reflect on not only the Spanish National Health System’s structure and management but also on healthcare professionals’ training. MDPI 2021-03-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8037882/ /pubmed/33805074 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073359 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ). |
spellingShingle | Article Mena-Tudela, Desirée Iglesias-Casás, Susana González-Chordá, Víctor Manuel Valero-Chillerón, María Jesús Andreu-Pejó, Laura Cervera-Gasch, Águeda Obstetric Violence in Spain (Part III): Healthcare Professionals, Times, and Areas |
title | Obstetric Violence in Spain (Part III): Healthcare Professionals, Times, and Areas |
title_full | Obstetric Violence in Spain (Part III): Healthcare Professionals, Times, and Areas |
title_fullStr | Obstetric Violence in Spain (Part III): Healthcare Professionals, Times, and Areas |
title_full_unstemmed | Obstetric Violence in Spain (Part III): Healthcare Professionals, Times, and Areas |
title_short | Obstetric Violence in Spain (Part III): Healthcare Professionals, Times, and Areas |
title_sort | obstetric violence in spain (part iii): healthcare professionals, times, and areas |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8037882/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33805074 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073359 |
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