Obstetric violence and human development: knowledge, power and agency in Colombian women’s birth stories
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Título
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Obstetric violence and human development: knowledge, power and agency in Colombian women’s birth stories
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Guaju
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La Trobe Universit
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UFPR
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Autor
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Laura Tolton
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Marcos Claudio Signorelli
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Assunto
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Violência contra a mulher
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desenvolvimento humano
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parto
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violência obstétrica
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Abstract
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Obstetric violence was first described in Latin America, consisting of violence perpetrated mainly by health workers against women during pregnancy, birth or postpartum. It affects women worldwide and represents a challenge for human development, as it negatively affects women’s health and rights. This study reflects on the experiences of obstetric violence of a group of Colombian women, bringing visibility to their experiences and analyzing the language they use as a way to understand the issues underpinning these narratives. We adopted qualitative research with in-depth interviews and analyzed the narratives using discourse analysis. This research highlighted: 1) the women’s point of view; despite not being aware of the term “obstetric violence,” their experiences fit into this category that is often naturalized; 2) a hierarchy of knowledge with the biomedical model as authoritative, in which health professionals do not give adequate weight to women’s experiences or knowledge; 3) the relations between obstetric violence and human development, considering women’s (dis)empowerment and the limitations that these abuses imply for women’s freedom and agency.
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volume
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4
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issue
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2
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Páginas
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164-186
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Date
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2018
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Língua
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en
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doi
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10.5380/guaju.v4i2.57866
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issn
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2447-4096
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título curto
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Obstetric violence and human development
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Rights
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Direitos autorais 2018 Guaju
