A enfermagem na prevenção da violência obstétrica

Abstract

Obstetric violence is aggression suffered by pregnant women in prenatal care, labor, childbirth and even in the postpartum period. The nurse is the professional trained to promote a safe pregnancy and delivery for pregnant women, a category prepared to receive this parturient, offering her well-being, and the promotion of a humanized delivery and peaceful puerperium. OBJECTIVE: To understand nursing actions for the prevention of obstetric violence. METHODOLOGY: Exploratory qualitative research project, developed by the integrative literature review method. Inclusion criteria: articles published in Portuguese, English and Spanish that address obstetric violence and the role of nurses in this theme as a central axis. Exclusion criteria published articles that are not available in full and that did not meet the proposed objectives, escaping the referred theme. RESULTS: To understand nursing actions for the prevention of obstetric violence. CONCLUSION: Through this study, we conclude that in order to prevent obstetric violence, it is necessary to provide nursing care and an environment that provide the autonomy of pregnant women, highlighting that nursing is the protagonist in encouraging women to exercise their autonomy in recovering the active role in childbirth.