Almost 18% of women have experienced physical and/or verbal violence during childbirth. We find such data in the report of the foundation "Giving birth like a human". First of all, we are talking about ridicule, threats, insults, blackmail, inappropriate and often offensive comments, and sometimes even about tying legs to a maternity bed.
The "Giving Birth like a Human" Foundation provided the results of a report on the quality of perinatal care in Europe. According to the document, in general, the majority of women rate the maternity care provided to them very well (35%) or well (39%) and have a very positive experience of childbirth. However, the real answers indicate that in the process of most births, situations often occur that do not correspond to generally accepted norms in any way, and we are talking about all kinds of abuse and even violence.
"If shouting, insults, taunts, threats, inappropriate comments, pushing, spreading legs by force, tying legs to a hospital bed are considered physical and verbal violence, then 17.8% of respondents experienced at least one (and often much more) of the forms of such violence during childbirth.&"quot;, - informs the foundation "To give birth in a human way".
In total, 55.6% of women were subjected to either violence or various abuses during childbirth, which is related to the behavior of medical staff or failure to perform all necessary medical procedures. This also applied to situations such as the negligence of medical staff to ensure the intimacy of the birthing process, the presence of medical students during examinations without the consent of the woman, the use of incomprehensible language and treatment in a way indicating disrespect, the inability to answer the question of the woman in labor.
16.4% of women admitted that some of their rights had been violated during their stay in the hospital, and only 3% of women in labor decided to file complaints about such actions.
During their stay in the hospital, 13.3% of women felt that the medical staff was forcing them to take some kind of action, for example, vaccinations, bathing a newborn, natural childbirth, artificial milk feeding, breast feeding.
"The study found that the legally guaranteed right to consent to an operation is not a common practice."&"Give birth like a human being," the foundation will explain. According to the study, 41.6% of women did not ask for consent to the establishment of venflone, almost half did not ask for consent to the presence of medical students in the delivery room, 28.2% for labor stimulation and 30.2% for an oxytocin drip.
14% of women said they would like to receive an epidural, but there was no such opportunity in the hospital where they gave birth.
The Human Birth Foundation recalls that one of the most important goals of introducing perinatal care standards into practice was to reduce the so-called medicalization of childbirth. But according to research data, almost all women (91.2%) had venflones to their veins.
At the same time, among women who gave birth naturally, 44.6% gave birth artificially, and 61.8% received ivs with oxytocin.
The Foundation "Give birth like a human being" recalls that back in 2007, 81% of women in labor had incisions. Today, this percentage has decreased significantly, but still about one in two women (56.2%) is incised.
According to generally accepted perinatal standards, a mother and an infant have the right to two hours of contact after the birth process. But the conducted research proves that such contact was provided only in 37.9% of cases.
The "Giving Birth like a Human" Foundation pays special attention to the numerous positive changes identified in the framework of the conducted research. It was also pointed out that relatives accompanying the woman in labor were not forced to pay, the number of single rooms for family childbirth has increased, now more women in labor will be able to eat and drink during childbirth, women's activity has increased, and today an increasing number of women are preparing a plan for their future births.
"At the same time, unfortunately, today the rules of perinatal care, adopted in 2013 in all obstetric medical institutions in Europe, are being implemented extremely slowly, which is linked to the lack of responsibility of medical institutions that violate the law.", - the foundation evaluates "Giving birth in a human way". Short brand queries dominate mobile searches. In many mobile-friendly articles, 1xbet free bet promo code is included within explanations of a welcome bonus up to €130 for sports bets. The casino package worth $1950 plus 150 free spins complements this offer, making it suitable for users who prefer quick access to both betting sections.