Background Respectful maternity care is the provision of woman-centered health care
during childbirth that is friendly, abuse-free, timely, and discrimination-free. Although several …

Background All women have the right to the highest attainable standards of health, including
the right to respectful maternity care (RMC). A qualitative body of knowledge describing …

Objective This study sought to estimate the frequency and types of mistreatment during
childbirth and explore health professionals' opinions on barriers/facilitators to providing …

Background Over half of global deaths among children under five years of age occur in sub-
Saharan Africa. Prompt and consistent access to and utilisation of child healthcare services …

Undignified care of women during labor has been associated with increased preventable
maternal morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to explore midwives' …

Women's perceptions of respectful maternity care (RMC) are critical to its definition and
measurement globally. We evaluated these in relation to globally defined RMC norms. We …

Respectful maternity care and its effect on breastfeeding is not widely explored. Disrespect
and abuse affect the health of the mother and the newborn, affect lactogenesis and …

Background Evidence suggests that obstetric violence has been prevalent globally and is
finally getting some attention through research. This human rights violation takes several …

Aim To assess the available standards for respectful maternity care in a public maternity
hospital by evaluation of responses to a questionnaire given to birthing women …

Introducción: El objetivo de estudio fue conocer el trato humanizado percibido por las
usuarias del servicio gineco-obstétrico de un hospital público del Sur del Ecuador y analizar …