Labour room violence in Uttar Pradesh, India: evidence from longitudinal study of pregnancy and childbirth.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:The major objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of labour room violence (LRV) (one of the forms of obstetric violence) faced by the women during the time of delivery in Uttar Pradesh (UP) (the largest populous state of India which is also considered to be a microcosm of India). Furthermore, this study also analyses the association between prevalence of obstetric violence and socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents. DESIGN:The study was longitudinal in design with the first visit to women made at the time of first trimester. The second visit was made at the time of second trimester and the last visit was made after the delivery. However, we have continuously tracked women over phone to keep record of developments and adverse consequences. SETTINGS:Urb

SUBMITTER: Goli S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6609138 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature