• openAccess   Breastfeeding and Obstetric Violence during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in Spain: Maternal Perceptions 

      Mena Tudela, Desirée; Iglesias-Casas, Susana; Cervera-Gasch, Agueda; Andreu-Pejó, Laura; González-Chordá, Victor M.; Valero-Chillerón, María Jesús MDPI (2022-11-26)
      Catalan legislation, a pioneer in Europe, has defined obstetric violence (OV) as “preventing or hindering access to truthful information, necessary for autonomous and informed decision-making”. The definition also states ...
    • openAccess   Design and validation of the percOV-S questionnaire for measuring perceived obstetric violence in nursing, midwifery and medical students 

      Mena Tudela, Desirée; Cervera-Gasch, Agueda; Alemany Anchel, María José; Andreu-Pejó, Laura; González-Chordá, Victor M. MDPI (2020-10-30)
      Background: Obstetric violence could be defined as the dehumanized treatment or abuse of health professionals towards the body or reproductive process of women. Some practices associated with obstetric violence have been ...
    • openAccess   Experiences of Birth during COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy and Spain: A Thematic Analysis 

      Mena Tudela, Desirée; Colaceci, Sofia; Anderson, Gloria; Ricciuto, Veronica; Montinaro, Denise; Alazraki, Giorgia MDPI (2022-06-18)
      Becoming parents during the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a challenge. The purpose of this study was to describe the impact of the pandemic on new and expectant parents in both Italy and Spain. ...
    • openAccess   Obstetric violence in spain (Part I): women’s perception and interterritorial differences 

      Mena Tudela, Desirée; Iglesias-Casás, Susana; González-Chordá, Victor M.; Cervera-Gasch, Agueda; Andreu-Pejó, Laura; Valero-Chillerón, María Jesús MDPI (2020-10-22)
      The decentralization of health systems can have direct repercussions on maternity care. Some inequalities can be noted in outcomes, like neonatal and child mortality in Spain. This study aimed to make the presence of ...
    • openAccess   Obstetric Violence in Spain (Part II): Interventionism and Medicalization during Birth 

      Mena Tudela, Desirée; Iglesias-Casás, Susana; González-Chordá, Victor M.; Cervera-Gasch, Agueda; Andreu-Pejó, Laura; Valero-Chillerón, María Jesús MDPI (2021-01-01)
      Background: obstetric violence can partially be represented by the high number of interventions and medicalization rates during the birthing process. The objective of the present study was to determine the interventionism ...
    • openAccess   Obstetric Violence in Spain (Part III): Healthcare Professionals, Times, and Areas 

      Mena Tudela, Desirée; Iglesias-Casás, Susana; González-Chordá, Victor M.; Valero-Chillerón, María Jesús; Andreu-Pejó, Laura; Cervera-Gasch, Agueda MDPI (2021-03-24)
      Background: Obstetric violence is a worldwide public health problem, which seems greater in Spain. As no studies were found that identify the most representative healthcare professionals, times, and areas involved in ...
    • openAccess   Perception of obstetric violence in a sample of Spanish health sciences students: A cross-sectional study 

      Mena Tudela, Desirée; Cervera-Gasch, Agueda; Andreu-Pejó, Laura; Alemany Anchel, María José; Valero-Chillerón, María Jesús; Peris-Ferrando, Emma; Mahiques-Llopis, Julián; González-Chordá, Victor M. Elsevier ScienceDirect (2022-01-14)
      Background: Obstetric violence is a problem that has grown worldwide, and a particularly worrying one in Spain. Such violence has repercussions for women, and for the professionals who cause them. Preventing this problem ...
    • openAccess   Unveiling the intersection: exploring obstetric violence in the Era of COVID-19 in Ecuador 

      Fors, Martha; González, Paloma; Jacho, Santiago; Mena Tudela, Desirée; Falcón, Kirsten BMC (2023)
      Introduction: Changes to healthcare delivery organization that have occurred to protect people from the virus COVID-19 may have led to harmful consequences to pregnant women intensifying obstetric violence. Prevalence ...