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Friday 23 September 2022
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Books – Muhammad Amin
Some pregnant women experience various forms of violence during childbirth and do not receive adequate health care.
In the following lines, the “Consultation” reviews the forms of violence at birth, and its interpretative effect.
What is meant by birth violence?
Dr Walid Hindi, a mental health consultant, said violence in childbirth is a form of violence against women, noting that it is a global problem and has begun to appear in the Middle East, noting that adolescent women and those suffering from endemic diseases, such as AIDS, are the most vulnerable to violence in childbirth.
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forms of violence during childbirth
Hindi explained that violence during childbirth takes many forms, including repeated vaginal exams before childbirth, urges for overwork, medical negligence, physical abuse of women during childbirth by medical staff, refusal of pain medication, lack of privacy and lack of awareness of women. Your rights, which include choosing the type of birth, natural or caesarean.
Forms of violence during childbirth also include the absence of nursing rooms and nurseries in hospitals and the narrowing of the vaginal opening, so that the husband can enjoy an intimate relationship, and sometimes the woman is subject to it without his knowledge.
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The psychological damage of violence during childbirth
The mental health counselor explained that forms of violence during childbirth cause severe psychological harm to women, as represented by the following:
Sense of helplessness in women.
Psychological incompetence.
Sad.
A woman can refrain from having children again.
Reluctance to seek health care later.
Childbirth phobia.
Post-pregnancy depression, which can last for long periods.
Refrain from others.
Constant crying.
The speed of nervous excitability.
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