TY  - JOUR
AU  - Shakibazadeh, E
AU  - Namadian, M
AU  - Bohren, MA
AU  - Vogel, JP
AU  - Rashidian, A
AU  - Nogueira Pileggi, V
AU  - Madeira, S
AU  - Leathersich, S
AU  - Tuncalp, O
AU  - Oladapo, OT
AU  - Souza, JP
AU  - Guelmezoglu, AM
Y2  - 2020/12/18
Y1  - 2018/07/01
SN  - 1470-0328
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/11343/255940
AB  - 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.
LA  - English
PB  - WILEY
T1  - Respectful care during childbirth in health facilities globally: a qualitative evidence synthesis
DO  - 10.1111/1471-0528.15015
IS  - BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
VL  - 125
IS  - 8
SP  - 932-942
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