ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Obstetric Violence in Spain (Part II): Interventionism and Medicalization during Birth.
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- Barriers to informed consent in obstetric care during childbirth from practitioner's perspective: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Cultural Adaptation, Validation and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of an Obstetric Violence Scale in the Spanish Context.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2023Article
- Perceptions of the Brazilian obstetrics physicians about the term obstetric violence: a cross-sectional study.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2023Article
- Breastfeeding and Obstetric Violence during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in Spain: Maternal Perceptions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Obstetric violence and associated factors among women during facility based childbirth at Gedeo Zone, South Ethiopia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Validation and Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Fear of Childbirth Questionnaire (CFQ-e).Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Assessment of Medicalization of Pregnancy and Childbirth in Low-risk Pregnancies: A Cross-sectional Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2022Article
- Obstetric Violence as an Infringement on Basic Bioethical Principles. Reflections Inspired by Focus Groups with Midwives.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Coexistence and prevalence of obstetric interventions: an analysis based on the grade of membership.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Observational
- Obstetric Violence in Spain (Part III): Healthcare Professionals, Times, and Areas.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundobstetric violence can partially be represented by the high number of interventions and medicalization rates during the birthing process. The objective of the present study was to determine the interventionism and medicalization levels during childbirth in Spain.
methodsa descriptive, retrospective, and cross-sectional study was conducted between January 2018 and June 2019.
resultsthe intervention percentages were 34.2% for Kristeller maneuver and 39.3% for episiotomy. Differences appeared in public, private, and mixed healthcare settings (
conclusionsbirths in Spain seem to be highly intervened. In this study, a certain equity criterion was found concerning interventionism during childbirth in Spain. Healthcare influenced female intervention, satisfaction, and perception levels for obstetric violence; this evidences that female empowerment plays an important role.
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