Prevalence of obstetric violence in high-income countries: A systematic review of mixed studies and meta-analysis of quantitative studies.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Obstetric violence, or mistreatment of women in obstetric care, can have severe consequences such as fear of future childbirth, post-traumatic stress disorder, and depression.

Material and methods

The primary objective was to estimate the prevalence of obstetric violence in high-income countries. The secondary objective was to extract the main domains of obstetric violence perceived by women from qualitative studies. Following prospective registration (PROSPERO CRD42023468570), PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL, Embase, and Cochrane Library were searched with no restrictions. Included studies were cross-sectional, cohort, mixed methods, and qualitative studies based on populations from high-income countries. The review was conducted by two independent revie

SUBMITTER: Fraser LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11683541 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature