Análise das denúncias de violência obstétrica registradas no Ministério Público Federal: uma avaliação da assistência ao parto e nascimento no Amazonas

Abstract

Obstetric violence is considered to be any act practiced by the health professional, by the hospital staff, by a relative or companion who offends, in a verbal or physical way, pregnant women, in labor or even during the puerperium. The objective of this study was to analyze the reports of obstetric violence registered in the Federal Public Ministry of Amazonas in order to map the health institutions of Amazonas that are involved in obstetric violence; techniques that are considered by women to be violent; and conduct a survey of health professionals from Amazonas who were denounced as perpetrators of obstetric violence. Method: This is a quantitative, exploratory, documentary study carried out from January to April 2018, where the reports to the Federal Public Ministry of Amazonas were analyzed. Data were processed and analyzed using computer software Excel and Word and presented in tables. Out of the 43 complaints analyzed, 13 health institutions were mapped, 8 denounced professional specialties, 29 techniques considered violent, 12 different ways of reporting and the occurrence of obstetric violence between 2008 and 2018. Conclusion: obstetric violence occurred and is occurring in both public and private institutions; by different health professionals, especially doctors and nurses; with the most diverse techniques, actions and / or attitudes, highlighting those that are in the field of the professional-user relationship. In this way, it was identified that the denunciations made do not refer only to institutional violence, but to violence in the scope of professional activity