Respectful maternity care in Ethiopian public health facilities

Respectful maternity care in Ethiopian public health facilities

Abstract 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-income countries. This paper describes the prevalence of respectful maternity care (RMC) and mistreatmen...

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Main Authors: Ephrem D. Sheferaw, Eva Bazant, Hannah Gibson, Hone B. Fenta, Firew Ayalew, Tsigereda B. Belay, Maria M. Worku, Aelaf E. Kebebu, Sintayehu A. Woldie, Young-Mi Kim, T. van den Akker, Jelle Stekelenburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Reproductive Health
Subjects:
Respectful maternity care
Mistreatment of women
Labor and delivery
Birth companion
Birth positioning
Ethiopia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12978-017-0323-4

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