Despite increasing evidence about the value and importance of breastfeeding, less than half
of the world's infants and young children (aged 0–36 months) are breastfed as …

Objective To synthesise qualitative studies on women's psychological experiences of
physiological childbirth. Design Meta-synthesis. Methods Studies exploring women's …

How quickly and in what ways are US maternity care practices changing due to the COVID-
19 pandemic? Our data indicate that partners and doulas are being excluded from birthing …

Objective: to analyze the scientific production on obstetric violence by identifying and
discussing its main characteristics in the routine care for the pregnant-puerperal cycle …

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 …

The decentralization of health systems can have direct repercussions on maternity care.
Some inequalities can be noted in outcomes, like neonatal and child mortality in Spain. This …

Objective To investigate the meaning of the concept of 'obstetric violence'to women in
Sweden, who reported a negative birth experience. Design An inductive qualitative …

This classic book, first published in 1992 and again in 2003, has inspired three generations
of childbearing people, birth activists and researchers, and birth practitioners—midwives …

Globally, significant numbers of women report obstetric violence (OV) during childbirth. The
United Nations has identified OV as gendered violence. OV can be perpetrated by any …

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 …