ArticleViolence against women2024
Dehumanized, Violated, and Powerless: An Australian Survey of Women's Experiences of Obstetric Violence in the Past 5 Years.
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- Overcoming barriers and harnessing facilitators: Respectful maternity care in least-developed countries - a systematic review.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
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- Forty Years in the Making: Reporting on the Co-Creation of a National Roadmap for Birthing on Country Services for the Best Start to Life.The Medical journal of Australia · 2026Article
- Antenatal intervention for childbirth trauma: the clinical profile of Australian women at a tertiary hospital.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
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- How health system failures and prevailing social norms drive mistreatment of women in maternity care in Ethiopia: a qualitative study.Global health action · 2025Article
- FIGO statement on respectful care: Addressing disrespectful maternity care.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Article
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- How Woman-Centred Care Is Experienced and Understood in Maternity Services by Women and Professionals: A Rapid Review.Scandinavian journal of caring sciences · 2025Review
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- 'Great in theory': Women's care experiences in relation to Australia's national maternity Strategy-Qualitative survey responses.PloS one · 2025Article
- The Relationship Between Nursing Students' Perception of Obstetric Violence, Pre-Pregnancy Fear of Childbirth, and Moral Sensitivity: A Cross-Sectional Study.Depression and anxiety · 2025Article
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Abstract
Globally, significant numbers of women report obstetric violence (OV) during childbirth. The United Nations has identified OV as gendered violence. OV can be perpetrated by any healthcare professional (HCP) and is impacted by systemic issues such as HCP education, staffing ratios, and lack of access to continuity of care. The current study explored the experiences of OV reported in a national survey in 2021 by Australian women who had a baby in the previous 5 years. A content analysis of 626 open text comments found three main categories: "I felt dehumanised," "I felt violated," and "I felt powerless." Women reported bullying, coercion, non-empathic care, and physical and sexual assault. Disrespect and abuse and non-consented vaginal examinations were the subcategories with the most comments.
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