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Disrespectful and abusive behavior during childbirth and maternity care in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A Systematic Review of Obstetric Mistreatment Among Women Living With HIV.Nursing & health sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Disrespect and abuse of women during childbirth at health facilities in Eastern Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Women's experiences throughout the birthing process in health facilities in Arab countries: a systematic review.Reproductive health · 2022Pooled it
- How women's experiences and perceptions of care influence uptake of postnatal care across sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Pooled it
- Disrespect and Abuse during Childbirth in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review.BioMed research international · 2020Pooled it
- Respectful maternity care during childbirth in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of postgraduate medicinePooled it
- Intrapartum Obstetric Violence and Associated Factors Among Women Attending Delivery Care at Public Health Facilities of Gondar City: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
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- Mothers' Experiences of Respectful Maternity Care During Labor: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study at the KNUST Hospital.Obstetrics and gynecology international · 2026Article
- FIGO statement on respectful care: Addressing disrespectful maternity care.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Article
- Disrespect and abuse during childbirth and associated factors among women: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Impact of disrespectful maternity care on childbirth complications: a multicentre cross-sectional study in Ethiopia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Women's narratives of experiences, drivers and consequences of mistreatment during maternity care in western Ethiopia.PloS one · 2024Article
- Quality of obstetric and newborn care in health centers of Addis Ababa City: using the WHO quality framework.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- 'I believe respect means providing necessary treatment on time' - a qualitative study of health care providers' perspectives on disrespect and abuse during childbirth in Southwest Ethiopia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Does Combining Antenatal Care Visits at Health Posts and Health Centers Improve Antenatal Care Quality in Rural Ethiopia?Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2023Article
- Respectful maternity care in health centers of Addis Ababa city: a mixed method study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- The IDEAL approach to establish contemporary maternity care during labor.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Mistreatment during childbirth and postnatal period reported by women in Nepal -a multicentric prevalence study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Disrespect and abuse during focused antenatal care and associated factors among pregnant women who visited public health facilities in Awsi Rasu of Afar Region Northeast Ethiopia.SAGE open medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveDisrespectful and abusive behavior during childbirth and maternity care is violation of fundamental right of women and unborn child. There is scarce of data on disrespectful and abusive behavior during childbirth and maternity care in Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to determine disrespectful and abusive behavior during childbirth and maternity care in Ethiopia.
resultsSeven studies were included in this meta-analysis of disrespectful and abusive behavior during childbirth and maternity care. The pooled prevalence of disrespect and abuse care during childbirth and maternity care was 49.4% (95% CI 30.9-68.1). Whereas physical abuse was 13.6% (95% CI 5.2-31.2), non-confidential care was 14.1% (95% CI 7.3-25.4), abandonment care was 16.4% (95% CI 14.7-18.2), and detention was 3.2% (95% CI 0.9-11.5). This study showed that disrespectful and abusive behavior during child birth and maternity care is high. Whereas, abandonment care is high. This study indicates that health care providers shall not leave women during childbirth and maternity care and listen women, federal minister of health and regional health bureau also identifying root of cause disrespect and abuse and to alleviate mistreatment during childbirth and maternity care.
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