Thais Brandão1, Sofía Cañadas2, Alejandro Galvis3, María Moreno de Los Ríos4, Magriet Meijer4, Kirsten Falcon5. 1. School of Psychology, University of the Americas, Quito, Ecuador. 2. Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of the Americas, Quito, Ecuador. 3. Faculty of General Training, School of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, University of the Americas, Quito, Ecuador. 4. El Parto es Nuestro, Quito, Ecuador. 5. Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing school, University of the Americas, Quito, Ecuador.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To explore women's experiences of obstetric violence related to childbirth in Ecuador. METHODS: The present cross-sectional descriptive study combined qualitative and quantitative elements of women's childbirth experience in Quito, Ecuador, between July 1, 2016, and July 1, 2017. Women who delivered in public health units providing different levels of care completed a survey of 32 questions, divided into six dimensions of obstetric violence. RESULTS: Overall, 388 women completed the survey, of whom 259 (66.8%) delivered vaginally and 129 (33.2%) delivered by cesarean. Among 120 women who delivered for the first time, 62 (51.7%) had an episiotomy. At the second stage of labor, uterine fundus pressure (Kristeller maneuver) was performed for 49 (19.4%) of 252 women. Overall, 196 (50.5%) women reported that they were not allowed to engage in early attachment, and 135 (34.8%) reported that they did not receive support for the initiation of breastfeeding. CONCLUSION: Various forms of obstetric violence are occurring in the public health services of Quito, despite World Health Organization recognition of the need for perinatal care at the highest level. Programs designed to prevent and diminish obstetric violence are urgently required.
OBJECTIVE: To explore women's experiences of obstetric violence related to childbirth in Ecuador. METHODS: The present cross-sectional descriptive study combined qualitative and quantitative elements of women's childbirth experience in Quito, Ecuador, between July 1, 2016, and July 1, 2017. Women who delivered in public health units providing different levels of care completed a survey of 32 questions, divided into six dimensions of obstetric violence. RESULTS: Overall, 388 women completed the survey, of whom 259 (66.8%) delivered vaginally and 129 (33.2%) delivered by cesarean. Among 120 women who delivered for the first time, 62 (51.7%) had an episiotomy. At the second stage of labor, uterine fundus pressure (Kristeller maneuver) was performed for 49 (19.4%) of 252 women. Overall, 196 (50.5%) women reported that they were not allowed to engage in early attachment, and 135 (34.8%) reported that they did not receive support for the initiation of breastfeeding. CONCLUSION: Various forms of obstetric violence are occurring in the public health services of Quito, despite World Health Organization recognition of the need for perinatal care at the highest level. Programs designed to prevent and diminish obstetric violence are urgently required.
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