The delivery of high quality and equitable care for both mothers and newborns is complex
and requires efforts across many sectors. The United States spends more on childbirth than …

Background Although mistreatment of women during facility-based childbirth has received
increasing recognition as a critical issue throughout the world, there remains a lack of …

Background Several qualitative studies have described disrespectful, abusive, and
neglectful treatment of women during facility-based childbirth, but few studies document the …

Background Poor quality of care at health facilities is a barrier to pregnant women and their
families accessing skilled care. Increasing evidence from low resource countries suggests …

Concerns about disrespect and abuse (D&A) experienced by women during institutional
birth have become critical to the discourse on maternal health. The rapid growth of the field …

Background Global efforts have increased facility-based childbirth, but substantial barriers
remain in some settings. In Nigeria, women report that poor provider attitudes influence their …

Background Disrespect and abuse (D & A) during labor and delivery are important issues
correlated with human rights, equity, and public health that also affect women's decisions to …

Background Effective postnatal care is important for optimal care of women and newborns–
to promote health and wellbeing, identify and treat clinical and psychosocial concerns, and …

Background It is increasingly recognized that disrespect and abuse of women during labor
and delivery is a violation of a woman's rights and a deterrent to the use of life-saving, facility …

Background Abuse of human rights in childbirth are documented in low, middle and high
resource countries. A systematic review across 34 countries by the WHO Research Group …