Background Despite growing recognition of neglectful, abusive, and disrespectful treatment
of women during childbirth in health facilities, there is no consensus at a global level on how …

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 Women across the world are mistreated during childbirth. We aimed to develop
and implement evidence-informed, validated tools to measure mistreatment during …

Estudos sobre desrespeitos e abusos/maus tratos/violência obstétrica durante gestação,
parto e puerpério têm aumentado nas últimas décadas. Entretanto, os pesquisadores …

Background In many countries, rates of facility-based childbirth have increased substantially
in recent years. However, insufficient attention has been paid to the acceptability and quality …

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 of women during institutional childbirth services is one of
the deterrents to utilization of maternity care services in Ethiopia and other low-and middle …

Background Several recent studies have attempted to measure the prevalence of disrespect
and abuse (D&A) of women during childbirth in health facilities. Variations in reported …

Background Many women experience mistreatment during childbirth in health facilities
across the world. However, limited evidence exists on how social norms and attitudes of …

Background Ensuring the right to respectful care for maternal and newborn health, a critical
dimension of quality and acceptability, requires meeting standards for Respectful Maternity …