Obstetric violence: unleashing factors and preventive nursing measures

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the factors that cause obstetric violence and the importance of nursing in the development of preventive measures. METHODS: This is a systematic review of the literature with metasynthesis, using the PRISMA protocol. The research was reported in the search source: Virtual Health Library (VHL) and in the databases: SCIELO and LILACS, presenting a total of 61 documents. After establishment and application of inclusion criteria: free available articles, published between 2015 and 2020, in Portuguese, English and Spanish and exclusion: do not present to the theme, repetitive, dissertations and abstracts, resulting in a total of 10 articles. RESULTS: The delivery process is an event full of possible misunderstandings, painful behaviors and negligence, which can generate obstetric violence causing irreversible physical and psychological trauma. CONCLUSION: Through this study, we sought to highlight the importance of minimizing abusive practices, with the use of strategies that effectively implement programs and policies aimed at the mother-child binomial.