Do Future Midwives Recognise Obstetric Violence? A Descriptive Study on Knowledge and Experience

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Do Future Midwives Recognise Obstetric Violence? A Descriptive Study on Knowledge and Experience

Do Future Midwives Recognise Obstetric Violence? A Descriptive Study on Knowledge and Experience

Authors : Yurdagül Günaydın, Esma Kır

Pages : 1448-1459

Doi:10.37989/gumussagbil.1733490

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Publication Date : 2025-12-24

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Recognizing obstetric violence is vital for protecting women\\\'s rights and ensuring respectful care; thus, midwifery students must be aware.The purpose of this study was to determine midwifery students’ knowledge of, and experience with, obstetric violence during labour. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted between April and June 2024. The participants were 258 midwifery students attending a state university who were taking part in clinical practice.Data were collected using both the Descriptive Information Form and Obstetric Violence Diagnosis Form. The mean age of the participants was 21.30 ± 2.21 years. 57% of students participated in birth; 17.4% witnessed violence. The following types of intervention were identified by participants as constituting obstetric violence:not adequately protecting the privacy of the pregnant woman (68.2%); pelvic examinations being conducted without consent (identified by 63.2% of the participants); restrictions of a patient’s freedom of movement (57.4%); and patients being forced into the lithotomy position (54.3%). Among verbal abuses toward women, ‘Stop complaining’ (64.3%) and ‘You don’t know how to push the baby (%63.6)’ were most common. Other examples of interventions which were not approved of by the participants include routine episiotomy ( 48%), episiotomy and suturing perineal tears without local anaesthesia (56.6% ).Overall, 31% of the students stated that obstetric violence was common in health institutions. In preventing obstetric violence, education, implementation of guidelines, respectful care protocols, legal regulations, and a patient-centered childbirth process are of critical importance.
Keywords : Midwives, Midwife Candidates, Obstetric Violence

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