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The Mothers on Respect (MOR) index: measuring quality, safety, and human rights in childbirth.
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Comparing Approaches to Enhanced Prenatal Care to Improve Maternal and Child Health in Central CA
TeamBirth - an Intervention to Improve Patient Safety and Person-centered Care During Childbirth
Who cites it
108 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Women's reported experience of respectful maternity care measures worldwide: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Patient-clinician communication amongst black perinatal people: a systematic review.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of obstetric violence in high-income countries: A systematic review of mixed studies and meta-analysis of quantitative studies.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Pooled it
- Health engagement: a systematic review of tools modifiable for use with vulnerable pregnant women.BMJ open · 2023Pooled it
- Methods used in prevalence studies of disrespect and abuse during facility based childbirth: lessons learned.Reproductive health · 2017Pooled it
- Randomized controlled trial demonstrates novel tools to assess patient outcomes of Indigenous cultural safety training.BMC medicine · 2024Trial
- Manifestations of Anti-Black Racism and Worry About Pregnancy and Birthing While Black: A Cross-sectional Secondary Analysis of Giving Voice to Mothers.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Validation of the Traditional Chinese version of Mothers on Respect Index (MORi) and Mother's Autonomy in Decision Making (MADM) Scale.International journal of nursing sciences · 2026Article
- Status and influencing factors of obstetric violence in Shanghai, China: a multicenter cross-sectional survey.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Native American Pregnant and Postpartum People's Experiences of Discrimination During Perinatal Care: A Qualitative Study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026Article
- Inequities in Care During Pregnancy Loss: Empirical Insights From Experiences With Canadian Perinatal Care.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2026Article
- Validity and reliability of the quality of midwifery childbirth care from women's perspectives scale among Japanese women: a cross-sectional online survey.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- COVID-19 Impact On Black and Latina Women: Pregnancy and Parenting.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Safe to Deliver: Black Women's Perceptions of Social Safety in Perinatal Care Settings.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Patients' experiences of obstetric and gynaecological care in Québec: interactions with healthcare providers, respect of rights, satisfaction, and trust in the healthcare system.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- A Learning Health System Approach to Developing a Perinatal Safety Framework and Guide to Reduce Disparities in Maternal Harm.Learning health systems · 2026Article
- Medical Interventions and Women's Perceptions of Respectful Intrapartum Care: A National Survey-Based Cohort Study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Article
- Exploring patient involvement in obstetrics and gynaecology medical education: a scoping review.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Person-centered maternity care: adaptation and validation of a tool to measure person-centered maternity care in Sri Lanka.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Toward consensus: a Delphi study on the core principles and indicators of respectful maternity care.Reproductive health · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAbuse 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 on the Treatment of Women During Childbirth concluded that there is no consensus at a global level on how disrespectful maternity care is measured. In British Columbia, a community-led participatory action research team developed a survey tool that assesses women's experiences with maternity care, including disrespect and discrimination.
methodsA cross-sectional survey was completed by women of childbearing age from diverse communities across British Columbia. Several items (31/130) assessed characteristics of their communication with care providers. We assessed the psychometric properties of two versions of a scale (7 and 14 items), among women who described experiences with a single maternity provider (
resultsTo demonstrate replicability, we report psychometric results separately for three samples of women (S1 and S2) (
conclusionThe MOR index is a reliable, patient-informed quality and safety indicator that can be applied across jurisdictions to assess the nature of provider-patient relationships, and access to person-centered maternity care.
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