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    Respectful care during childbirth in health facilities globally: a qualitative evidence synthesis

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    Shakibazadeh, E; Namadian, M; Bohren, MA; Vogel, JP; Rashidian, A; Nogueira Pileggi, V; Madeira, S; Leathersich, S; Tuncalp, O; Oladapo, OT; ...
    Date
    2018-07-01
    Source Title
    BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    Publisher
    WILEY
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Bohren, Meghan; Vogel, Joshua
    Affiliation
    Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
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    Shakibazadeh, E., Namadian, M., Bohren, M. A., Vogel, J. P., Rashidian, A., Nogueira Pileggi, V., Madeira, S., Leathersich, S., Tuncalp, O., Oladapo, O. T., Souza, J. P. & Guelmezoglu, A. M. (2018). Respectful care during childbirth in health facilities globally: a qualitative evidence synthesis. BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, 125 (8), pp.932-942. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.15015.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/255940
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    10.1111/1471-0528.15015
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    BACKGROUND: What constitutes respectful maternity care (RMC) operationally in research and programme implementation is often variable. OBJECTIVES: To develop a conceptualisation of RMC. SEARCH STRATEGY: Key databases, including PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, Global Health Library, grey literature, and reference lists of relevant studies. SELECTION CRITERIA: Primary qualitative studies focusing on care occurring during labour, childbirth, and/or immediately postpartum in health facilities, without any restrictions on locations or publication date. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: A combined inductive and deductive approach was used to synthesise the data; the GRADE CERQual approach was used to assess the level of confidence in review findings. MAIN RESULTS: Sixty-seven studies from 32 countries met our inclusion criteria. Twelve domains of RMC were synthesised: being free from harm and mistreatment; maintaining privacy and confidentiality; preserving women's dignity; prospective provision of information and seeking of informed consent; ensuring continuous access to family and community support; enhancing quality of physical environment and resources; providing equitable maternity care; engaging with effective communication; respecting women's choices that strengthen their capabilities to give birth; availability of competent and motivated human resources; provision of efficient and effective care; and continuity of care. Globally, women's perspectives of what constitutes RMC are quite consistent. CONCLUSIONS: This review presents an evidence-based typology of RMC in health facilities globally, and demonstrates that the concept is broader than a reduction of disrespectful care or mistreatment of women during childbirth. Innovative approaches should be developed and tested to integrate RMC as a routine component of quality maternal and newborn care programmes. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT: Understanding respectful maternity care - synthesis of evidence from 67 qualitative studies.

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