Knowledge of healthcare professionals regarding obstetric violence in an obstetrics center

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https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v18.14756

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Obstetric violence, Health professionals, Humanized childbirth, Obstetric nursing, Humanization of Assistance

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Objective: to analyze the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nursing professionals regarding obstetric violence in the Obstetric Center. Methodology: This is a quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional field research study, using the KAP (Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice) methodology. Forty-one nursing professionals participated, through the application of a semi-structured questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed using Excel and R software. Results: Although 83% of participants stated that they knew the institutional protocol on good practices in childbirth, only the use of oxytocin showed a statistically significant association with this knowledge (p < 0.05). The other practices did not show a significant correlation, indicating gaps between knowledge and execution. Conclusion: It is concluded that the presence of the protocol does not, by itself, guarantee humanized care free from obstetric violence, and continuous training and an institutional culture of respect for the parturient are necessary.

DESCRIPTORS: Obstetric violence; Health professionals; Humanized childbirth; Obstetric nursing; Humanization of Assistance.

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Isis Vanessa Nazareth, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Jneiro

Doctor of Science from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (2017). Master's degree in Nursing from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (2013). Currently undertaking postdoctoral research in the Postgraduate Program in Health and Technology in the Hospital Environment, at the Center for Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (PPGSTEH/CCBS/UNIRIO). Specialist in Neonatal Nursing from the Perinatal Clinic/Severino Sombra University (2013). Graduated and licensed in Nursing and Obstetrics from the Nursing Faculty of the Federal University of Pará (2009). Currently works as a professor in the Nursing and Obstetrics course at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ-Macaé Multidisciplinary Center). Coordinator of the Research Group Generating, Being Born, Growing with Quality of Life - GENESCER. Coordinator of the Extension Project Born, Now What? Health Education for Maternal and Infant Care. Member of the Research, Experimentation and Studies Center in Nursing in the Area of ​​Women and Children (NuPEEMC). Clinical and research experience in the area of ​​Nursing in the area of ​​Women's and Newborn Health.

Inês Maria Meneses dos Santos, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Jneiro

She holds a degree in Nursing and Obstetrics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1990), a degree in Philosophy from the Faculty of São Bento of Rio de Janeiro (2022), a master's degree in Nursing from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1998), and a doctorate in Nursing from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2009). She is currently an associate professor at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro. She has experience in the field of Nursing, with an emphasis on Women's Health Nursing, working mainly on the following topics: neonatal nursing, nursing, obstetric nursing, newborns, and neonatal intensive care units.

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Amanda Machado Araújo M, Nazareth IV, Santos IMM dos. Knowledge of healthcare professionals regarding obstetric violence in an obstetrics center. Rev. Pesqui. (Univ. Fed. Estado Rio J., Online) [Internet]. 2026May11 [cited 2026Aug.20];18:e-14756. Available from: https://seer.unirio.br/cuidadofundamental/article/view/14756

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