Abstract

The birth of a child should be a time of happiness and joy, but often during labor and delivery the woman may experience violence. This study aimed to find out the occurrence of violence in the assistance to labor and delivery experienced by women. Qualitative, descriptive, exploratory and cross-sectional study, developed with 25 women who had their children in hospital services and who used Bardin's content analysis proposal to discuss the data and as a theoretical reference public policies for childbirth care. The categories identified were: Interventionist actions and Women's perception of violence in labor and delivery. The interviewees reported the use of practices considered inadequate and harmful in obstetric practice, but most of them stated that they were not victims of violence and assessed the assistance as adequate. The reported violence was physical, psychological, sexual and institutional and was practiced by health professionals. Violence was linked to infrastructure and power relations, which put women in a situation of inequality and vulnerability in the face of those who should be caregivers.

Keywords: Violence Against Women; Humanized Birth; Maternities; Humanization Of Assistance

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