Violência obstétrica: a responsabilidade civil dos agressores

Abstract

The violation of women’s physical integrity and mental healthiness at the childbirth is a continuous situation on Brazil. These acts against the women’s integrity are committed, usually, by qualified health-care professionals involved in the labour, both in public and private spheres. Due the lack of information and few information about the subject, the sanctions are rares and summarized in civil and administratives penalties. The study seeks approach the violence point latu sensu, on the part of the medicals, bearing in mind that does not amount to only physical abuses, and the possibility of accountability. Using the effective interest method empiric-dialetical, we collected data and numbers through articles and scientific works about obstetric violence. The results demonstrated the violence in the labor's moment is common in hospital services. Were found various forms of legal civil responsibility.