PRÁTICAS CONVENCIONAIS DO PARTO E VIOLÊNCIA OBSTÉTRICA SOB A PERSPECTIVA DE PUÉRPERAS.

Objective: to understand the experience of puerperal women with the conventional practices of childbirth and obstetric violence. Method: qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study, conducted with eight women in Basic Care units of a city in Bahia. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview. The data were analyzed according to the Bardin's technique. Results: the study revealed a scenario of poor obstetric care, disrespectful, medicalized, centered on the decision of the professional and sometimes violent, transforming the experience of childbirth for many women into a negative, frustrating and even traumatic experience. Conclusion: the scenario of obstetric care in some maternity hospitals in the city of study maintains conventional practices of assisted childbirth, which, in many cases, constitute as obstetric violence, given the lack of evidence to suggest the benefits and justify their use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]