Abuse, disrespect and mistreatment during childbirth care: contribution of the Ribeirão Preto cohorts, Brazil.

This study aimed to estimate the perception and frequency of abuse, disrespect and mistreatment (ADM) situations during childbirth care of 745 women from the Ribeirão Preto birt cohorts. Confidential questionnaires containing one question regarding perceived abuse during childbirth care and other questions addressing exposure to ADM situations were applied. The chi-squared test was used to compare the situations presented between women who did and did not report mistreatment using the Stata 14.0 software. Among the 745 women evaluated, 66.2% were exposed to some situation of ADM and 8.3% reported having perceived ADM. The most frequent situations were that the woman could not eat or drink (30.5%), the woman had her belly squeezed to help the child be born (27.5%), and the woman could not stay with a companion of her choice (25.5%). Women who reported to have suffered maltreatment more frequently responded positively to all situations of ADM when compared to the other participants, except for the following statements: "I was not allowed to eat or drink anything" (p = 0.975) and "I was forced to have a cesarean delivery against my will" (p = 0.073). Although most women of the Ribeirão Preto cohorts reported exposure to ADM situations during childbirth care, a minority perceived disrespect or mistreatment.

Abuse, disrespect and mistreatment during childbirth care: contribution of the Ribeirão Preto cohorts, Brazil / Abuso, desrespeito e maltrato na assistência ao parto: contribuição das Coortes de Ribeirão Preto, Brasil

Abstract This study aimed to estimate the perception and frequency of abuse, disrespect and mistreatment (ADM) situations during childbirth care of 745 women from the Ribeirão Preto birt cohorts. Confidential questionnaires containing one question regarding perceived abuse during childbirth care and other questions addressing exposure to ADM situations were applied. The chi-squared test was used to compare the situations presented between women who did and did not report mistreatment using the Stata 14.0 software. Among the 745 women evaluated, 66.2% were exposed to some situation of ADM and 8.3% reported having perceived ADM. The most frequent situations were that the woman could not eat or drink (30.5%), the woman had her belly squeezed to help the child be born (27.5%), and the woman could not stay with a companion of her choice (25.5%). Women who reported to have suffered maltreatment more frequently responded positively to all situations of ADM when compared to the other participants, except for the following statements: "I was not allowed to eat or drink anything" (p = 0.975) and "I was forced to have a cesarean delivery against my will" (p = 0.073). Although most women of the Ribeirão Preto cohorts reported exposure to ADM situations during childbirth care, a minority perceived disrespect or mistreatment.

Resumo O objetivo do estudo foi estimar percepção e ocorrência de situações de abuso, desrespeito e maltrato (ADM) na assistência ao parto de 745 mulheres pertencentes às coortes de nascimentos de Ribeirão Preto. Foram aplicados questionários sigilosos contendo uma pergunta sobre percepção de maltrato na assistência ao parto e outras sobre exposição a situações de ADM. Utilizou-se o teste qui-quadrado para comparar as situações apresentadas entres as mulheres que relataram ou não maltrato. A análise foi realizada por meio do programa Stata 14. Das 745 mulheres avaliadas, 66,2% foram expostas a alguma situação de ADM e 8,3% referiram ter percebido ADM. As situações mais frequentes foram: 30,5% não puderam comer nem beber nada; 27,5% tiveram sua barriga apertada para ajudar a criança a nascer; e 25,5% não puderam ficar com acompanhante de sua escolha. Mulheres que afirmaram ter sofrido maltrato apresentaram maiores frequências de respostas positivas a todas situações de ADM quando comparadas com às demais, exceto para os seguintes relatos: "Não me deixaram comer nem beber nada" (p = 0,975) e "Fui forçada a ter parto cesáreo contra minha vontade" (p = 0,073). Apesar de a maior parte das mulheres pertencentes às coortes de Ribeirão Preto relatarem exposição a situações de ADM durante a assistência ao parto, uma minoria percebeu desrespeito ou maltrato.

Abordagem terapêutica no processo de esvaziamento uterino / Enfoque terapéutico en el proceso de vaciación uterino / Therapeutic approach in the uterine evacuation process

Objetivos identificar a terapêutica utilizada no processo de esvaziamento uterino e traçar o perfil obstétrico das mulheres assistidas nesse processo. Método pesquisa quantitativa, retrospectiva, de caráter exploratório-descritivo, constituída por 466 prontuários de mulheres internadas para esvaziamento uterino, no período de junho de 2015 a junho de 2016. Resultados a idade variou entre 14 e 43 anos, o principal diagnóstico foi o aborto incompleto, responsável por 44,85% das internações, a terapêutica inicial mais utilizada foi o misoprostol (57,71%) e o tempo de internação até o esvaziamento uterino variou entre 0,20 e 137 horas. Conclusão o perfil obstétrico da mulher que vivencia a perda gestacional não difere do encontrado nacionalmente; a curetagem foi a terapêutica final mais utilizada acrescida de alguns desfechos desfavoráveis, como maior tempo de internação e exposição excessiva a medicação.

Objetivos identificar la terapéutica utilizada en el proceso de vaciamiento uterino y trazar el perfil obstétrico de mujeres asistidas en ese proceso. Método investigación cuantitativa, retrospectiva, de carácter exploratorio-descriptivo, constituida por 466 prontuarios de mujeres internadas para vaciamiento uterino, de junio de 2015 a junio de 2016. Resultados edad entre 14 y 43 años, el principal diagnóstico fue el aborto incompleto, responsable por 44,85% de las internaciones, la terapéutica inicial más utilizada fue el misoprostol (57,71%) y el tiempo de internación hasta el vaciamiento uterino varió entre 0,20 y 137 horas. Conclusión el perfil obstétrico de la mujer que vive la pérdida gestacional no difiere de lo encontrado nacionalmente; el curetaje fue la terapia final más utilizada, sumada de algunos resultados desfavorables, como mayor tiempo de internación y exposición excesiva a la medicación.

Objectives identify the therapeutics used in the uterine evacuation process and outline the obstetric profile of the women attended in this process. Method quantitative, retrospective, exploratory and descriptive research, consisting of 466 records of women hospitalized for uterine evacuation between June 2015 and June 2016. Results ages ranged between 14 and 43 years. The main diagnosis was incomplete abortion, responsible for 44.85% of the hospitalizations. The most used initial therapy was misoprostol (57.71%) and the length of hospitalization before the uterine evacuation ranged between 0.20 and 137 hours. Conclusion the obstetric profile of women who experience gestational loss does not differ from the profile found in Brazil; curettage was the most used final therapy, in addition to some unfavorable outcomes, such as longer hospitalization and excessive exposure to medication.