Obstetric Violence Experienced by Patients During Labor in Two Hospitals in the Lambayeque Region

Violencia obstétrica experimentada en pacientes durante el procesode parto en dos hospitales de la región Lambayeque

Abstract

Objective: Describe obstetric violence in patients during the delivery process in two hospitals in the Lambayeque Region, during June - September 2021. Materials and methods: It are an observational, prospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study. Taking as a population, all the puerperal women treated at the Belén Provincial Teaching Hospital and the Ferreñafe Reference Hospital, during the periods of June - September 2021. It was carried out using an instrument consisting of 28 dichotomous questions, with values of 0 and 1; structured in three dimensions: disinformation (7 questions), dehumanized treatment (12 questions) and medicalization and pathologization (9 questions). Results: About 225 participants, 52.9% have high school education, 98.7% come from the coast, 58.2% attend the HPDB. Regarding the dimensions of the study, the main results were: Misinformation: It vas obtained that no patient stated that the procedure had been performed in the presence of the family member that they consented to, likewise, they mentioned that their wish to be accompanied by the person or people of his/her choice was not respected. Dehumanized treatment: It also turned out that in the HRF, 61.7% of the participants mentioned that they were asked to perform nipple stimulation to speed up labor. Medicalization/pathologization: While in the HPDB, 38.9% of the participants mention that an episiotomy was performed. Conclusions: Violence was presented in the 3 aspects of the three dimensions, in addition, no added value was found for a certain staff, but there was misinformation. There’re also minimal differences in both hospitals.