Violência obstétrica, desumanização do parto e epidemia de cesáreas: os desafios enfrentados na concretização de direitos fundamentais no Brasil

Abstract

The presente study has as its object of study the obstetric violence or institutional violence and its forms of externalization during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum, as well as the dehumanization of childbirth over the decades and the and the epidemic of cesarean surgeries in Brazil. Although the problem doesn’t have any specific legislation regulating it, it has really importante social and legal relevance, due to serious consequences on the health and well-being of mothers and their children across the country. About the development of the study, bibliographic reserach was used as research methodology, primarily in databases such as SciELO. Through the development of the study, it was possible verify the evident suffering in the victims lives, in view of they dad the motherhood dream turned into a real nightmare by acts like disrespect, mistreatment and invasive procedures of dubious effectiveness, like the unnecessary episiotomies and Kristeller maneuver, many times even with the loss of their baby. The term “institucional violence” was used as synonym for obstetric violence in order to maintain the two nomenclatures used in the data collection process.