ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Obstetric Violence in Spain (Part I): Women's Perception and Interterritorial Differences.
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- Obstetric Violence, Nurses' and midwives' perspectives and experiences: a meta-synthesis study.BMC health services research · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of mistreatment and disrespect of women during childbirth in the world: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Reproductive health · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of obstetric violence in high-income countries: A systematic review of mixed studies and meta-analysis of quantitative studies.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Pooled it
- Respectful maternity care interventions to address women mistreatment in childbirth: What has been done?BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- Obstetric violence in the United States and other high-income countries: an integrative review.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2023Pooled it
- Midwives' lived experiences of obstetric violence: a hermeneutic phenomenological study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026Article
- Perceptions on the use of medicines, vaccines, and alternative medicine during pregnancy and breastfeeding: Population-based survey in Catalonia, Spain.European journal of midwifery · 2026Article
- Toward feminist principles for epidemiology and public health.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Factors Associated with the Perception of Obstetric Violence and Its Emotional Impact on Healthcare Training: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Development and validation of the birth integrity questionnaire for measuring attitudes, maternity care, and perceptions of birth.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Status and influencing factors of obstetric violence: a mixed study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- "Invisible wounds of childbirth"; women's experiences of obstetric violence: a phenomenological qualitative study.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Exploring the relationship between obstetric violence, postpartum depression, and breastfeeding through structural equation modelling: evidence from 2015 Pelotas birth cohort.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Frequency and determinants of words, gestures, and attitudes experienced as disrespectful during childbirth and postpartum: A national population-based study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Observational
- The impact of obstetric violence on postpartum quality of life through psychological pathways.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Analysis of Maternity Rights Perception: Impact of Maternal Care in Diverse Socio-Health Contexts.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- Consent for interventions during childbirth: A national population-based study.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Article
- The second victim phenomenon among midwives in Austria (SeViD-A3): A cross-sectional study.European journal of midwifery · 2025Article
- Relationship between the perception of disrespectful treatment and abuse during childbirth and the risk of postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder: a PPQ-based study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- Layers of inequality: gender, medicalisation and obstetric violence in Ghana.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
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Abstract
The decentralization of health systems can have direct repercussions on maternity care. Some inequalities can be noted in outcomes, like neonatal and child mortality in Spain. This study aimed to make the presence of obstetric violence in Spain visible as an interterritorial equity criterion. A descriptive, restrospective and cross-sectional study was conducted between January 2018 and June 2019. The sample comprised 17,541 questionnaires, which represented all Spanish Autonomous Communities. Of our sample, 38.3% perceived having suffered obstetric violence; 44.4% perceived that they had undergone unnecessary and/or painful procedures, of whom 83.4% were not requested to provide informed consent. The mean satisfaction with the attention women received obtained 6.94 points in the general sample and 4.85 points for those women who viewed themselves as victims of obstetric violence. Spain seems to have a serious problem with public health and respecting human rights in obstetric violence. Offering information to women and requesting their informed consent are barely practiced in the healthcare system, so it is necessary to profoundly reflect on obstetric practices with, and request informed consent from, women in Spain.
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