Obstetric violence according to obstetric nurses

The prevalence of domestic violence among obstetric nurses.

Obstetric outcome in pregnant women subjected to domestic violence.

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of domestic violence and its relationship to adverse obstetric outcomes amongst pregnant women who deliver at a tertiary level hospital in Zaria, Nigeria. METHOD A cross-sectional study involving 310 women who delivered at the labour ward. Questionnaires were administered to parturient women. Details of their socio-demographic characteristics and obstetri...

Non-physician providers of obstetric care in Mexico: Perspectives of physicians, obstetric nurses and professional midwives

BACKGROUND In Mexico 87% of births are attended by physicians. However, the decline in the national maternal mortality rate has been slower than expected. The Mexican Ministry of Health's 2009 strategy to reduce maternal mortality gives a role to two non-physician models that meet criteria for skilled attendants: obstetric nurses and professional midwives. This study compares and contrasts thes...

IFMSA Policy Document Obstetric Violence and Humanized Birth

IFMSA Position The International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA) reaffirms its commitment to the defense of women’s rights and gender equity. Seeing in the world the current uprising of documented human right violations occurring in obstetric practices, the IFMSA passes to adopt the position of being against all forms and practices of Obstetric Violence. The IFMSA recognise...

Obstetric violence: a new legal term introduced in Venezuela.

Dr Rogelio Pérez D'Gregorio achieved his medical degree in 1972 from the Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela. He gained his obstetrics and gynecology degree at the same University in 1978, and was granted a Fellowship in Reproductive Toxicology with Professor Richard K. Miller at the University of Rochester, New York, between 1982 and 1987. After 32 years practicing as a certif...