Country

Overall prevalence of Obstetric Violence

1. Physical Abuse

2. Non-consensual care

3. Non-confidential care

4. Non-dignified Care

Mexico [2]

23.6%

9.2% forced to stay in uncomfortable positions

17.1% unconsented

11.2% yelled at or scolded

7% insults or humiliations

USA [25]

Overall: 17.3%

Home births: 5.1%

Hospital births: 28.1%

1.3%

1.2% private info shared

5.5% non-confidential

8.5% shouted at

4.5% threatened to withhold treatment

Mozambique [5]

District 28%

Central 5%

District 6.42%

Central 1.3%

District 43.5/40.83/28.44

Central 0.7/0.3/13.2

Malawi [8]

58%

Hit, slapped, pinched 0.2%

20.5%exams

58.2%lack of privacy

1.9% threatened

Tanzania [13] *

Postpartum 15%

Community Follow-up: 70%

Postpartum 5%

Community Follow-up: 52%

Postpartum 6%

Community Follow-up: 53%

Kenya [3]

20%

4.3%

4.3%

8.5%

18%

Ethiopia [4]

78.6%

32.9%

94.8%

21.4%

12.1 %

Ghana [30]

34%

6.2%

20.3% c-section

29.2% vag exam

34% verbal abuse

Guinea [30]

30%

19.3%

7.9% c-section

49.5% vag exam

26.9% verbal abuse

Nigeria [30]

44%

16%

4.5% c-section

67.2% vag exam

44.2 % verbal abuse

Myanmar [30] **

18%

3.3%

7.9% c-section

25.9% vag exam

18.4% verbal abuse