Nueva evidencia a un viejo problema: el abuso de las mujeres en las salas de parto

Introduction. To describe the abuse against women in\ngynecology-obstetrics care procedures, in delivery rooms\nof hospitals in the state of Morelos.\nMaterial and methods. A transversal study was\nconducted to 512 immediate postpartum women in 2\nhospitals of the state of Morelos which provided gynecology-\nobstetrics care between May 7 and June 7, 2012.\nWe obtained proportion for the categories and means\nand standard deviation for discrete variables. Chi-Square\ntests were conducted.\nResults. 11% of women stated to have felt mistreated\nby the health care personnel. The people that exercised\nthe mistreatment were: nurses (40%), female physicians\n(30%) and male physicians (23%). 19% reported\nverbal mistreat, almost 8% physical mistreatment and\n29% reported overall mistreatment (every woman that\nanswered affirmatively to questions: open question on\nmistreatment perception, verbal mistreatment or physical\nmistreatment).\nConclusion. This is the first study in Mexico that addresses\nobstetric abuse and provides elements for the\ndevelopment of a culture of respect to human rights of\nwomen during labor among health professionals