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PEREIRA, Carlota; DOMINGUEZ, Alexa  y  TORO, Judith. Violencia obstétrica desde la perspectiva de la paciente . Rev Obstet Ginecol Venez [online]. 2015, vol.75, n.2, pp.081-090. ISSN 0048-7732.

Objective: To determinate the prevalence of obstetric violence in the Labor Area of the General Hospital of the West “Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez” in Caracas during June to October of 2012. Methods: Prospective and descriptive study, to investigated the possibility of obstetric violence occur in 326 patients attended by deliveries, cesarean sections and abortions. A questionnaire of 15 questions aimed at getting feedback from the patients for the care and whether they had knowledge of obstetric violence was applied. Results: Obstetric violence prevalence was 26.3 %, prevailing the psychological violence. When verbal aggression or maltreatment occurred the responsible was the physicians and nurses. 34.4 % of the patient not received adequate information about the procedures that will be performed, while 65.6 % were realized medical or surgical procedures without request the informed consent. Physical violence was informed in 0.9 % of the cases. The 80.1 % was unaware about the denunciation mechanisms. Conclusions: The best contribution that will be doing to confront effectively the gender violence, included obstetric violence, is to promote it´s prevention.

Palabras clave : Obstetric violence; Medical attention; Legal aspects.

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