Ampliando vozes sobre violência obstétrica: recomendações de advocacy para enfermeira(o) obstetra

Abstract

Objectives: Explore women’s and the general public’s demands to improve the quality of obstetric care. Discuss respondents’ suggestions to improve obstetric care, and propose recommendations for nursing advocacy in matters of obstetric violence. Method: A multi-site online survey (in three cities in Brazil’s southeastern region) hosted by Opinio platform exploring the respondents’ opinions. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Results: Respondents (n=414) aged 33-37 years (26%), including women (75%) with more than 15 years of schooling, who are married (45%) and with one child (35%), demonstrated a knowledge gap on obstetric violence and women’s rights. Newspapers, radio, and television were cited as the main sources of information. Family support was a suggested strategy to deal with obstetric violence. For the renewed praxis, collective education on obstetric care rights (53.1%) and humanized care (38.2%) were suggested to mobilize professional power to consolidate humanization in care. Central analytical themes included situations faced by women and an idealized context of practice. Conclusion and implications for practice: Discussion in organizations increases humanization and shared governance. Recommendations proposed for advocacy are consistent with the global perspective of women’s health promotion and social leadership.