Este artigo tem como objetivo discutir a importância da assistência multiprofissional às vítimas da violência sexual para redução dos agravos físicos, psíquicos e sociais que podem advir desta violência. Para tanto se faz uma breve descrição das atividades realizadas pelos diferentes profissionais que prestam assistência na Casa de Saúde da Mulher Professor Domingos Deláscio da Universidade Federal de São Paulo, e são apresentados alguns dos resultados deste trabalho nos seus cinco anos de existência. O artigo traça o perfil sócio-demográfico das mulheres vítimas de estupros que foram atendidas desde o início do serviço, detalhando quantas engravidaram e fizeram o aborto e o número de processos judiciais que foram abertos.

Artigos originaisResumo ObjetivO: apurar a freqüência de risco para depressão pós-parto (DP) em puérperas de hospital de São Paulo, região Sudeste do Brasil, e determinar fatores associados -entre eles a violência doméstica (VD). MétOdOs: estudo descritivo, tipo corte transversal. Participaram 133 mulheres, que tiveram partos com idade gestacional de 20 semanas ou mais, no período de agosto a setembro de 2005, em maternidade terciária em São Paulo (Brasil). Foram entrevistadas empregandose a versão em português do Abuse Assessment Screen para o diagnóstico de violência e responderam questionário de auto-avaliação do risco de DP (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale). As variáveis foram representadas por freqüências absoluta e relativa. A associação entre as variáveis de interesse e DP foi avaliada pelo teste do χ 2 ou exato de Fisher. Adotou-se o nível de significância de 5%. ResultadOs: o risco de DP foi identificado em 24 puérperas (18%). Das mulheres entrevistadas, 38,3% referiram história de abusos. Observou-se associação entre a ocorrência de VD após os 15 anos de idade e o risco de depressão (p=0,03). A ocorrência de abusos no grupo de mulheres com probabilidade de apresentar DP foi de 58,3%, proporção significativamente maior do que a observada no grupo controle com 33,9%. COnClusões: a probabilidade de apresentar depressão foi alta entre as puérperas assistidas em maternidade terciária da região Sudeste do Brasil. A VD sofrida após os 15 anos de idade esteve estatisticamente associada ao risco de DP. AbstractPuRPOse: to assess the prevalence of the risk of post-partum depression in women in the post-natal ward of a hospital in São Paulo city, in the southeastern region of Brazil, and analyze the associated factors, including domestic violence (DV). MethOds: this was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. The participants were 133 women with at least 20 weeks of gestation age, who delivered their babies from August to September 2005 in a tertiary maternity in the city of São Paulo (Brazil). They were interviewed using the Portuguese version of the Abuse Assessment Screen for the diagnosis of violence and filled out a self-evaluation questionnaire for post-partum depression (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale). Variables were presented as absolute and relative frequencies. The χ 2 or Fisher exact tests were used to analyze possible associations between the variables of interest and post-partum depression. The value of 5% was considered significant. Results: risk for post-partum depression was detected in 24 women (18%). A total of 38.3% of the participants interviewed had a history of abuse. There was an association between DV after they were 15 years old and risk of depression (p=0.036). The prevalence of abuse in the group of women at risk for post-partum depression was 58.3% and this was significantly higher than the 33.9% observed in the control group. COnClusiOns: the probability of presenting depression was high among the post-partum women attended at a tertiary maternity in the southeast of Brazil....

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of domestic violence in adolescent and adult mothers who were admitted to obstetrics services centers in Brazil and to identify risk factors of domestic violence and any adverse obstetric and perinatal outcomes. Researchers used standardized interviews, the questionnaire Abuse Assessment Screen, and a review of patients' medical records. Descriptive statistical analyses were also used. The prevalence of domestic violence among all participants totaled 40.1% (38.5% of adolescents, 41.7% of adults). Factors associated with domestic violence during pregnancy were as follows: a history of family violence, a greater number of sexual partners, and being a smoker. No statistically significant association was found for adverse obstetric and perinatal outcomes. Results showed that, in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, pregnancy did not protect a woman from suffering domestic violence.

To assess depression, domestic violence and the use of substances in women with recurrent miscarriages. The Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS), the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) were used to assess violence, depression and the use of substances among women with recurrent miscarriages. The population corresponded to patients receiving prenatal care from June to August 2014. Multiple logistic regression was used to assess the multivariable relationship between depression and sociodemographic, psychosocial and medical characteristics ( < 0,10). The prevalence of depression was of 41.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 28.3-55.7%). One third of the pregnant women (32.6%) reported emotional or physical violence, and 13% were classified as abusing or addicted to tobacco according to ASSIST. History of psychiatric diseases was associated with depression ( = 0.005). Violence during life demonstrated a modest association ( = 0.073) with depression, as well as the number of miscarriages ( = 0.071). Depression is a frequent disease among pregnant women with recurrent miscarriages. The results of this investigation suggest that a systematic assessment of depression and its associated conditions, such as domestic violence and the use of substances, should be part of the prenatal follow-up visits for women with recurrent miscarriages.

Objectives: Estimating the prevalence of intimate partner violence reported by puerperal women, classifying the type of violence, the period of pregnancy and childbirth in the occurrence and characterizing the profile of partners. Methods: Cross-sectional study of 207 postpartum women. The survey instrument used was based on the model proposed by Schraiberet. Results: The prevalence of intimate partner violence before, during and/or after pregnancy was 51.2%. The profile of partners was characterized as a young group, with good education, worker and non-user of licit or illicit drugs. Conclusion: The prevalence of occurrence of intimate partner violence reported by puerperal women was 51.2%. ResumoObjetivos: Estimar a prevalência de violência por parceiro íntimo relatada puérperas, classificar o tipo de violência, o período do ciclo gravídico puerperal na ocorrência e caracterizar o perfil do companheiro. Métodos: Estudo transversal realizado com 207 puérperas. O instrumento de pesquisa utilizado foi baseado no modelo proposto por Schraiberet. Resultados: A prevalência de violência por parceiro íntimo antes, durante e/ou depois da gestação foi de 51,2%. O perfil do companheiro foi caracterizado como um grupo jovem, com boa escolaridade, trabalhador, não usuários de drogas lícitas e ilícitas. Conclusão: A prevalência da ocorrência de violência por parceiro íntimo relatado por puérperas foi de 51,2%.