Abstract
Objective: Make a bibliographic survey to determine which factors influence the occurrence of obstetric violence in Brazil. Methods: This is an Integrative Literature Review, which included articles of Portuguese Language from the years 2017, 2018 and 2019, through the databases SCIELO, BDENF and LILACS, using the descriptors: Violence, gender violence, occurrence and influence. Case reports, theses and documents that did not fit the research design were excluded. Results: Arguments were identified regarding the idea of professional-patient hierarchy, ethnic precepts at time of the parturition process, medical/professional perception about childbirth, waiting for poor care in public health services, strenuous conditions of professionals’s work and restrictions on the companion of the parturient’s choice as major influencers in cases of obstetric violence. Final considerations: Social, economic and cultural factors influence the occurrence of obstetric violence; therefore, to ensure a quality care practice, it is necessary to better apply measures aimed at and ensuring protection of the rights, integrity and life of pregnant women and infants.