| Descriptor English: | Obstetric Violence | ||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Violencia Obstétrica
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Violência Obstétrica | ||
| Descriptor French: | Violence Obstétricale | ||
| Tree number(s): |
SP2.770.750.141.771.339 |
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| Scope note: | Appropriation of the woman's body and reproductive processes by health agents, through dehumanized treatment, abuse of medicalization and pathologization of natural processes, which end up resulting in the loss of autonomy of the pregnant woman and her ability to freely decide about her body and sexuality . It includes violence due to negligence, which occurs through denial of care or the imposition of obstacles to the fulfillment of the rights of pregnant women. (Free translation from the original:Organização Mundial de Saúde. Assistência ao parto normal: um guia prático. Genebra: OMS; 2002) |
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| Annotation: | coord FEMALE and PREGNANCY |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics LJ legislation & jurisprudence NU nursing PC prevention & control SN statistics & numerical data |
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| History Note: | 2021 |
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| DeCS ID: | 59593 | ||
| Unique ID: | DDCS059593 | ||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||
| Date of Entry: | 2021/02/25 |
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PUBLIC HEALTH
Delivery of Health Care [SP2]Delivery of Health Care
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Obstetric Violence
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| Concept UI |
FD00065756 |
| Scope note | Appropriation of the woman's body and reproductive processes by health agents, through dehumanized treatment, abuse of medicalization and pathologization of natural processes, which end up resulting in the loss of autonomy of the pregnant woman and her ability to freely decide about her body and sexuality . It includes violence due to negligence, which occurs through denial of care or the imposition of obstacles to the fulfillment of the rights of pregnant women. (Free translation from the original:Organização Mundial de Saúde. Assistência ao parto normal: um guia prático. Genebra: OMS; 2002) |
| Preferred term | Obstetric Violence |
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