SynthesisActa obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica2025
Prevalence of obstetric violence in high-income countries: A systematic review of mixed studies and meta-analysis of quantitative studies.
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- A Systematic Review of Obstetric Mistreatment Among Women Living With HIV.Nursing & health sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Obstetric Violence, Nurses' and midwives' perspectives and experiences: a meta-synthesis study.BMC health services research · 2026Pooled it
- Maternity Care Providers Perspectives and Experiences of Obstetric Violence in Low-, Middle- and High-Income Countries: An Integrative Review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Pooled 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
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- Womens experiences of disrespectful maternity care and its consequences during childbirth in Spain.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Examining the association between prior medical mistreatment and interest in and support for over-the-counter medication abortion among people seeking in-person abortion in the United States.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Disrespectful Maternity Care and Postpartum Depression at 2 Months: A Population-Based Study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026Article
- The prevalence of obstetric violence against women during pregnancy and after delivery in Syria: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Women's perceptions of changes following the intervention on the prevention of mistreatment in gynecology and obstetrics in Guinea.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
- Obstetric Violence Against Female Prisoners in Spain: Experiences and Violations of Rights.Journal of pregnancy · 2026Article
- 'One woman, one bed': prevalence and factors associated with women's experiences of respectful birth in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - across-sectional survey.Global health action · 2025Article
- Obstetric Trauma due to Abuse and Preventable Events: A Commentary on Definition, Classification and Qualitative Research.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Article
- Mistreatment and Discrimination during Childbirth, Associations with Symptoms of Childbirth-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and the Mediating Role of the Subjective Birth Experience: A Quantitative Analysis Within the Prospective Cohort Study RESPECTGeburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2025Article
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- Medical Interventions and Women's Perceptions of Respectful Intrapartum Care: A National Survey-Based Cohort Study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Article
- "You feel like you come up short over and over again": a qualitative study of provider perspectives of barriers to respectful maternity care in Boston.Reproductive 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
- Recent obstetrical and gynaecological care experiences and their sociodemographic and mental health correlates: A latent class analysis.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
introductionObstetric violence, or mistreatment of women in obstetric care, can have severe consequences such as fear of future childbirth, post-traumatic stress disorder, and depression. MATERIAL AND
methodsThe primary objective was to estimate the prevalence of obstetric violence in high-income countries. The secondary objective was to extract the main domains of obstetric violence perceived by women from qualitative studies. Following prospective registration (PROSPERO CRD42023468570), PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL, Embase, and Cochrane Library were searched with no restrictions. Included studies were cross-sectional, cohort, mixed methods, and qualitative studies based on populations from high-income countries. The review was conducted by two independent reviewers. Risk of bias was assessed. Rates of obstetric violence were pooled using random effects model, computing 95% confidence intervals (CI) and assessing heterogeneity using I
resultsOf the 1821 records screened, 25 studies were included: 14 quantitative and 2 mixed methods studies, comprising 60 987 women, and 9 qualitative studies were included, comprising an additional 4356 women. 81.25% of quantitative studies, including the quantitative component of the mixed methods studies, were considered satisfactory or better regarding risk of bias. The prevalence of obstetric violence was overall 45.3% (95% CI 27.5-63.0; I
conclusionsThe results demonstrate that obstetric violence is a prevalent problem that women in high-income countries experience. Lack of information and/or consent were the domains most frequently described in the qualitative studies and the qualitative component of the mixed methods studies.
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