Objective: to analyze reports of violence made by pregnant women in Brazil between 2011 and 2018. Method: quantitative research of the analytical and retrospective type. Data from pregnant women aged between 11 and 49 years from a database containing information from the Information System for Reporting interpersonal/self-harm from 2011 to 2018 were analyzed. The analysis involved the description of the profile of the pregnant woman and the probable author and the characteristics of the events. Results: in 2017, five times more cases of violence against pregnant women were reported compared to 2011. Violence occurred more in people aged between 20 and 29 years (37.0%), black/brown (54.4%), with incomplete primary education (34.2%) and single (48.1%). The most frequent violence was physical (61.9%), followed by psychological (31.2%) and sexual (27.0%). Body strength and beatings were the means of aggression most used by the perpetrator of violence (54.0%). The partner or ex-partner (50.5%) was the aggressor most described by the pregnant women. Conclusion: to describe the characteristics of pregnant women in Brazil who suffer violence and their possible aggressor proposes an advance in the construction of a network of care for women victims of more structured violence, based on public policies aimed at ensuring qualified care by professionals who perform prenatal care in primary health care units.
RESUMO Este relato visou descrever a experiência vivenciada enquanto docentes convidadas da disciplina ‘Gênero e Saúde’ do Curso de Pós-Graduação Multiprofissional em um hospital universitário e apresentar, de forma analítica, o debate sobre gênero e saúde realizado em sala de aula a partir de discussões orientadas pelas docentes. A disciplina foi ministrada em bloco presencial e não presencial, sendo este para desenvolvimento de trabalho avaliativo. Dentre as atividades desenvolvidas em sala, destacam-se: formulários individuais para identificação e contextualização sobre a temática, dinâmica em grupo e em roda expositiva e dialogada. Nos temas abordados, debateram-se: construção da feminilidade e da masculinidade; gênero, direito à saúde e acesso aos serviços; e violência de gênero. Essa experiência impulsiona a afirmar a necessidade de ampliação do debate sobre a temática ‘Gênero e Saúde’ nos espaços de formação, bem como nos cenários de práticas profissionais.
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