Informed consent and obstetric violence: Women’s experiences of childbirth

Antonio Hernández-Martínez, Victoriano González-Trujillo, Miriam Donate-Manzanares, Nuria Infante-Torres, Julian Rodríguez-Almagro, Juan Miguel Martínez-Galiano, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing of Ciudad Real, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Castilla-La Mancha , University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, CS de Campo de Criptana y Villafranca de los Caballeros, Gerencia de Atención Integrada de Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Hospital Santa Barbara de Puertollano, Ciudad Real, Hospital Gutiérrez Ortega de Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real, Department of Nursing, University of Jaen, Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health

Nursing Ethics: An International Journal for Health Care Professionals

Published online on March 05, 2026

Abstract

Nursing Ethics, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1226-1241, June 2026.
BackgroundObstetric violence is a widespread form of institutional abuse that violates women’s sexual and reproductive rights during childbirth. Although informed consent is a fundamental ethical, legal, and human right requiring adequate information and ...