A LITERATURA COMO FONTE DE INFORMAÇÃO NO COMBATE À INVISIBILIDADE DA VIOLÊNCIA OBSTÉTRICA

Abstract

This work has as its object of study the book With pain you will give birth: portrait of obstetric violence in Brazil, by Thaís Scuissiatto Borges de Macedo. The research aims to analyze the work, through the prism of literature, in order to address the invisibility of obstetric violence in many women during pregnancy and childbirth in hospitals and health systems. The research is based on theoretical foundations that relate literature and social criticism, investigating narrative elements that reveal dynamics of power, pain and resistance in the context of childbirth in Brazil. Furthermore, the study reflects on the importance of the topic of obstetric violence and its impact on public health practices and reproductive rights, reinforcing the role of literature in building a more humanized and empathetic discourse. As a theoretical apparatus we have the contributions of Macedo (2018), Candido (2004), Lajolo (2001), Lima (2019), Martins (2015), among others.