TYPES OF OBSTETRIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR RAMIFICATIONS IN WOMEN'S HEALTH IN THE BRAZILIAN CONTEXT

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INTRODUCTION: Obstetric violence is defined as the practice of harmful conduct against women during the care of their sexual and reproductive health, which can be perpetrated by healthcare professionals or others involved in monitoring during the gestational and postpartum periods. OBJECTIVE: To gather the main productions that evidence situations of obstetric violence, highlighting mistreatment and the lack of guarantee of access to the health rights of parturients in the Brazilian healthcare system, as well as its impacts on women's health. METHODOLOGY: The methodology used in this research involved searching and analyzing data in various databases available in the Virtual Health Library (VHL), such as MEDLINE, LILACS, and the Nursing Database (BDENF), focusing specifically on studies related to obstetric violence and its implications for women's health in the Brazilian context. For this, Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS) were employed, combined with the Boolean operator AND, using terms such as (Obstetric Violence) AND (Women's Health) AND (Brazil). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Obstetric violence represents a serious challenge to public health, as many women are not aware of abusive practices, and their bodies are disrespected by self-proclaimed holders of knowledge, exacerbating power dynamics, especially in the context of black women, who continue to be underestimated by the healthcare system. CONCLUSION: By analyzing the selected studies, it is evident that obstetric violence is a reality that affects many women during the gestational-puerperal cycle, resulting in deep physical, emotional, and psychological damage. The diversity of types of obstetric violence identified, along with their implications for women's health, highlights the complexity of this phenomenon and the need for comprehensive and woman-centered interventions.