Components of obstetric violence in health facilities in Quito, Ecuador: A descriptive study on information, accompaniment, and position during childbirth.

Objective: To describe three factors of obstetric violence in health centers that attend births in Quito, Ecuador: information; accompaniment; and free position.

Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study of 388 women was conducted, focusing on the analysis of three factors of obstetric violence. This study forms part of a larger study that explores the experiences of women in childbirth in Quito between July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2017.

Childbirth experiences related to obstetric violence in public health units in Quito, Ecuador.

Objective: To explore women's experiences of obstetric violence related to childbirth in Ecuador.

Methods: The present cross-sectional descriptive study combined qualitative and quantitative elements of women's childbirth experience in Quito, Ecuador, between July 1, 2016, and July 1, 2017. Women who delivered in public health units providing different levels of care completed a survey of 32 questions, divided into six dimensions of obstetric violence.