Excessive interventions during labor in Brazil have been reported as disrespect and abuse and contribute to neonatal and maternal morbidity and mortality. The Senses of Birth exhibition aims to encourage normal birth to promote health and improve the experience of childbirth in the country. This article describes the characteristics of 555 women who visited the exhibition during pregnancy and their perception of obstetric violence in childbirth. Obstetric violence was reported by 12.6% of the women, mostly low-income and unmarried. It was associated to lithotomic position and Kristeller maneuver during childbirth and non-immediate skin-to-skin contact with the baby. The main categories of obstetric violence reported were: not accepted interventions /accepted interventions on the basis of partial information (36.9%), undignified care / verbal abuse (33.0%); physical abuse (13.6%); non-confidential / non-privative care (2.9%) and discrimination (2.9%). Visiting the exhibition significantly increased pregnant women's knowledge about obstetric violence. However, recognition of obsolete or harmful practices as obstetric violence was still low. Initiatives such as Senses of Birth may contribute to increase knowledge and social mobilization to disseminate good practices in childbirth care.
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Womens Health Issues
December 2024
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Women's Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address:
Background: Preconception health education is critical to improve pregnancy and neonatal outcomes, but people with mobility disabilities have specific, often unique issues related to preparing for pregnancy. This study sought to develop consensus-based domains for a preconception education curriculum for people with mobility disabilities.
Methods: We used a mixed methods approach, including a literature review and a Delphi method to develop consensus.
Womens Health (Lond)
December 2024
School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Background: Gender-based violence (GBV) is a global public health problem. While research exists on GBV and associated help-seeking behaviors among university students, few studies have assessed the prevalence of GBV, including experiences and barriers to help-seeking, within sub-Saharan African university settings.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of GBV victimization among university students in six sub-Saharan African countries and describe experiences of formal and informal help-seeking among students who self-identified as victims of GBV since attending university.
Med Anthropol
December 2024
Boston College School of Social Work, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA.
The obstetric violence framework proposes that clinicians harm pregnant people through physical and psychological mistreatment and violations of autonomy. In this article, we analyze interviews with 54 obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs) practicing in US states with near-total abortion bans to show how similar harms may also be performed through actions of the state. Reframing obstetric harm to include the behind-the-scenes work of state legislators as a looming presence in the clinical encounter permits us to see OB-GYNs from a different vantage point, and to understand their role as experiencing - and not just perpetuating - obstetric harm.
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December 2024
Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná. Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil.
Objectives: to understand the perceptions of women and health professionals regarding childbirth care at a teaching hospital in the western state of Paraná, Brazil.
Methods: this qualitative study employed Grounded Theory, conducted in an obstetric care service with 38 participants (women and health professionals) through semi-structured interviews.
Results: limitations in physical infrastructure and management of care, along with the women's limited knowledge about the childbirth process and the decision-making and guidance of professionals, show conflicting obstetric practices-a discrepancy between good practices and obstetric violence.
Reprod Health
December 2024
Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Background: Suburban populations in developing countries are affected by poor environmental conditions affecting their ongoing health. Given the low reproductive health indicators of women residing in the suburbs of eastern Iran, planning to improve their health by assessing the needs of the target group through qualitative research is essential. The present study seeks to elucidate the views of women living in the suburbs of Zabol, Iran, regarding sexual and reproductive health needs.
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