Abstract
ABSTRACT 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.
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