Juan Miguel Martínez-Galiano, Julián Rodríguez-Almagro, Ana Rubio-Álvarez, Inmaculada Ortiz-Esquinas, Ana Ballesta-Castillejos, Antonio Hernández-Martínez
This study examines and determines the prevalence of obstetric violence (OV) as perceived by midwives, as well as their knowledge of it and the professional factors that could be associated with the perception of OV. A cross-sectional study was conducted of 325 midwives in 2021 in Spain. Almost all (92.6%, 301) the midwives knew the term OV, but 74.8% (214) did not believe OV to be the same as malpractice. Moreover, 56.9% (185) stated they had rarely observed OV, and 26.5% (86) regularly observed OV. Most midwives consider physical aggression to be OV, in comparison, not providing information to women was only considered unacceptable treatment...
March 10, 2023: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health