Obstetric violence under the perspective of nursing professionals of the birth care

Objective: Evaluate the knowledge of nursing professionals involved in childbirth care about obstetric violence. Method: This was a qualitative study in which nurses met the following inclusion criteria: being a nurse in the maternity hospital of the study, graduating for a minimum period of six months and working directly in childbirth care. A semi-structured interview was performed using the data saturation criterion to close the collection. For the organization of the results the content analysis technique was used. Results: The participating nurses pointed out the techniques, practices and manoeuvres they consider to be obstetric violence. It was identified from the experiences of professionals that the occurrence of obstetric violence is still quite practiced. It was noticed that nursing professionals have knowledge about obstetric violence, as well as their practices. Conclusion: Thus, it is pointed out that these problems, in their assistance, can be reduced through strategic actions and assistance protocols.