Background This paper responds to the global call to action for respectful maternity care
(RMC) by examining whether and how gender inequalities and unequal power dynamics in …

Background Recently WHO researchers described seven dimensions of mistreatment in
maternity care that have adverse impacts on quality and safety. Applying the WHO …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the provision of essential reproductive,
maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) services in sub-Saharan Africa to varying …

Background This study examined the association between disrespect and abuse of women
during facility-based childbirth and postpartum depression (PD) occurrence. Methods We …

Disrespect and abuse during childbirth are violations of women's human rights and an
indicator of poor-quality care. Disrespect and abuse during childbirth are widespread, yet …

Background Efforts to improve maternal health are increasingly focused on improving the
quality of care provided to women at health facilities, including the promotion of respectful …

Background Promoting respect and dignity is a key component of providing quality care
during facility-based childbirth and is becoming a critical indicator of maternal health care …

Background Over the last two decades, facility-based childbirths in Tanzania have only
minimally increased by 10% partly because of healthcare providers' disrespect and abuse …

Background Person-centered care during childbirth is recognized as a critical component of
quality of maternity care. But there are few validated tools to measure person-centered …

We have limited understanding of the organisational issues at the health facility-level that
impact providers and care as it relates to mistreatment in childbirth, especially in low-and …