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March 7, 2026

Informed consent and obstetric violence: Women's experiences of childbirth.

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AHAntonio Hernández‐MartínezVGVictoriano González-TrujilloMDMiriam Donate-Manzanares

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Overview

Cross-sectional study identifies clinical practices linked to obstetric violence during childbirth, suggesting improvement areas.

Key Points

  • This research aims to identify clinical practices associated with obstetric violence and assess the influence of professional treatment on women's perceptions.
  • Cross-sectional observational study
  • Included 2,367 women giving birth in Spanish public hospitals
  • Used CARE-MQ and QPP-I questionnaires to measure perceptions of violence and quality of care
  • Analyzed correlation between informed consent and perceptions of abuse
  • Clinical practices without informed consent correlated with higher perceptions of obstetric violence (p < .001)
  • Episiotomy and oxytocin use outside emergencies strongly impacted perceptions of abuse
  • Negative professional treatment evaluations linked to increased CARE-MQ scores (p < .001)
  • Midwives received the highest ratings among healthcare professionals

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Hernández‐Martínez et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69abc1765af8044f7a4ea1d2https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330261418159
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