Abstract
SENS, Maristela Muller e
STAMM, Ana Maria Nunes de Faria.
Physicians’ perception of the dimensions of obstetric and/or institutional violence. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e170915. Epub 26-Ago-2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.170915. Obstetric/institutional violence (OV/IV) is being widely discussed in Brazil and around the world. The objective of this study was to evaluate the perception of physicians providing childbirth assistance in a public humanized maternity in Brazil on this subject. Based on a qualitative epistemological study, the data was collected by applying a questionnaire to 23 medical professionals. OV/IV was assessed by content analysis and categorized in the following dimensions: individual, institutional, and human relation. In the first dimension, OV/IV occurs in the form of dated practices,