Background Abuse and mistreatment of women during childbirth is a major barrier to facility-
based delivery, putting women at risk of avoidable complications, trauma and negative …

Background: Violence during childbirth indirectly contributes to maternal and neonatal
morbidity and mortality. It also causes intrapartum health consequences such as prolonged …

Objectives Women endure physical and psychological abuse from carers during delivery.
This form of human-right violation has not been well investigated, especially, in low-income …

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 …

Violence against women is embedded in most cultures with pregnancy associated with
higher rates. This study assessed the pattern of violence in pregnancy in two maternity …

Over the last decades, the Indian government has adopted several strategies and
programmes to encourage institutional childbirth and reduce maternal mortality. However …

Introduction Obstetric violence is a specific form of violence against women that violates their
human rights. Conducted by obstetric care providers regarding the body and reproductive …

Five hundred and twenty-two pregnant Nigerians attending the antenatal clinic in two private
hospitals in Lagos between January and June 2003 were interviewed using a structured …

Mistreatment of women during childbirth at health facilities violates their human rights and
autonomy and may be associated with preventable maternal and newborn mortality and …

Aim: To determine the prevalence of violence to pregnant women within 12 months prior to
and during the current pregnancy. Methods: Cross‐sectional study of 534 pregnant women …