Background What constitutes respectful maternity care (RMC) operationally in research and
programme implementation is often variable. Objectives To develop a conceptualisation of …

Background Labour companionship refers to support provided to a woman during labour
and childbirth, and may be provided by a partner, family member, friend, doula or healthcare …

Background Despite growing recognition of neglectful, abusive, and disrespectful treatment
of women during childbirth in health facilities, there is no consensus at a global level on how …

Background Global efforts have increased facility-based childbirth, but substantial barriers
remain in some settings. In Nigeria, women report that poor provider attitudes influence their …

International human rights bodies have played a critical role in codifying, setting standards,
and monitoring human rights violations in the context of sexual and reproductive health and …

Bodies that Birth puts birthing bodies at the centre of questions about contemporary birth
politics, power, and agency. Arguing that the fleshy and embodied aspects of birth have …

Objective to explore the factors associated with negative birth experiences in South African
public maternity settings from the perspective of women's birth narratives. Design an …

Background Two recent recommendations made by the World Health Organization confirm
the benefits of companion of choice at birth on labour outcomes; however institutional …

The impetus for the work set out in this chapter was frustration with the near invisibility of
normal physiological processes in Western approaches to childbirth. This included the …

OBJECTIVES: Tanzania, a country with high maternal mortality, has many primary health
facilities yet has a low rate of facility deliveries. This study estimated the contribution of …