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Drawing from research traditions spanning law, ethics, philosophy, medicine, midwifery, health research and the social sciences, we trace the evolution of the term and examine definitional trends, disciplinary variations and conceptual tensions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Our analysis reveals that obstetric violence is not a fixed or singular concept but an evolving and contested framework shaped by disciplinary perspectives, sociocultural contexts and ideological commitments. Definitions vary widely, with some scholars anchoring the term in the Venezuelan legal definition, while others resist formal definitions altogether, using obstetric violence as a tool to explore structural inequalities and systemic harms. Typologies are used inconsistently, functioning both as descriptive accounts and as structured lists that categorise different forms of harm across fields. We also highlight how universalising tendencies in the literature risk obscuring local realities and how the experiences of gender-diverse populations remain largely absent.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Rather than resolving definitional ambiguity, the literature reveals how such ambiguity reflects the complexity of violence in reproductive healthcare and the different frameworks through which it is understood. Our review highlights that obstetric violence functions as a plural and evolving concept, shaped by varying disciplinary perspectives, social contexts and epistemic assumptions. 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