Background: Respectful maternity care is a rightful expectation of women. However,
disrespectful maternity care is prevalent in various settings. Therefore, a systematic review …

Background. Disrespect and abuse are recognized for the restricting impact of women from
seeking maternal care, psychological humiliations, grievances, and unspoken sufferings on …

Background Skilled assistance during pregnancy and childbirth is one of the key
interventions in reducing maternal morbidity and mortality. But studies have shown that …

Objective Obstetric violence is an often overlooked obstacle to quality maternal health care
service utilization. In the study setting, there was limited evidence on obstetric violence …

Background Evidence suggests that many women experience mistreatment during childbirth
in health facilities across the world, but the magnitude of the problem is unknown. The …

Person-centered maternity care (PCMC) is defined as care which is respectful of and
responsive to women's and families' preferences, needs, and values. In this cross-sectional …

Worldwide, a large number of women experience disrespectful and abusive behavior from
care providers during childbirth. This violates the rights of women to attain respectful care …

Background The burden of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality is a global health
concern with the highest burden documented after childbirth in women and babies living in …

Introduction: Respectful maternity care is essential for improving maternal and neonatal
health. Lack of respectful maternity care during childbirth services is one of the deterrents to …

Background Disrespectful and abusive maternity care is a sign of poor treatment that
influences women's choice to deliver their babies in institutions. Such malpractices continue …