69Obstetric Violence: A Matter of Gender, Race and Class
Abstract
This chapter presents an overview of obstetric violence, mainly from a Latin American perspective.Concepts, definitions, legal aspects, and statistics are described to support the assertion that obstetric violence is a matter of gender, race and class.Obstetric racism is defined, along with the consequences of obstetric violence .Reflections about the dispute involving the terms are shared.Finally, ideas to prevent and eliminate obstetric violence are presented.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Sociology and Norbert Elias
Gender Roles and Identity Studies
Intimate Partner and Family Violence
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Obstetric Violence as Gender Based Violence
- Publisher
- De Gruyter
- Pages
- 69–80
- Publication date
- 12 January 2026
- Document type
- Book chapter