The present work describes the experiences of obstetric violence that women lived in their birth processes and the role of their companions. Qualitative methodology was used, with a descriptive design of multiple cases. The biographical method was used, specifically life stories collected with the in-depth interview technique. The sample was configured by intentional selection and the data was analyzed using content analysis. The main results are that women experienced gynecological-obstetric violence in maternal emergency care due to high obstetric risk, in labor, puerperium and postpartum. The companions fulfilled a role of permanent support, emotional containment and protection of the well-being of their partners.