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Obstetric Violence in Spain (Part II): Interventionism and Medicalization during Birth.

Desirée Mena-TudelaSusana Iglesias-CasásVíctor Manuel Gonzalez-ChordáAgueda Cervera GaschLaura Andreu PejóMaría Jesús Valero-Chilleron
Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2020)
births in Spain seem to be highly intervened. In this study, a certain equity criterion was found concerning interventionism during childbirth in Spain. Healthcare influenced female intervention, satisfaction, and perception levels for obstetric violence; this evidences that female empowerment plays an important role.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • pregnant women
  • randomized controlled trial
  • gestational age
  • public health
  • global health