Abstract
Objective: To analyze, through scientific articles, complications of obstetric violence in vaginal birth from 2010 to 2020. Methods: An integrative literature review, qualitative and exploratory research, based on publications in the journals of the Online Scientific Electronic Library (Scielo), in the period from 2010 to 2020, was used. Using the descriptors "obstetric violence" and "violence in childbirth" being 39 (obstetric violence) and 49 (violence in childbirth), after using the exclusion factors, 15 articles were included to be analyzed. Results: When analyzing the selected articles, it was found -if the occurrence of unnecessary procedures, as well as without authorization, negligence, physical and emotional abuse during the party, among others. Final considerations: It is understood that any procedure performed without the woman's authorization or without legal provision, as well as disrespect for rights and guarantees, characterizes the practice of obstetric violence. It is essential to apply public policies aimed at the extinction of obstetric violence, given the traumas and consequences that it entails.
