ArticleInternational journal of women's health2021
Care Providers' Perspectives on Disrespect and Abuse of Women During Facility-Based Childbirth in Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study.
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- Maternity Care Providers Perspectives and Experiences of Obstetric Violence in Low-, Middle- and High-Income Countries: An Integrative Review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Health system responsiveness for maternal healthcare services in East Africa: a mixed-methods systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Overcoming barriers and harnessing facilitators: Respectful maternity care in least-developed countries - a systematic review.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
- Strengthening Teamwork and Respect (STAR): nurses' perspectives and experiences of disrespectful maternity care in rural district hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Global health action · 2026Article
- Mistreatment during childbirth and its associated factors during facility-based childbirth in public health facilities of Ilubabor Zone, Southwest Ethiopia.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2026Article
- Mistreatment of women during childbirth and its determinants: a cross-sectional study in Mazandaran/Iran.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Women's perspectives on disrespect and abuse during facility-based childbirth in Ethiopia: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Mistreatment of women during childbirth and its influencing factors in public maternity hospitals in Tehran, Iran: a multi-stakeholder qualitative study.Reproductive health · 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
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- Undignified Maternity Care During Childbirth: An Ethnographic Study on Midwives' Perspectives in a Community Healthcare Centre in South Africa.Global qualitative nursing researchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundIt is increasingly evident that disrespect and abuse of women during facility-based childbirth is a violation of a woman's rights and a deterrent to the use of life-saving maternity care. Understanding care providers' perspectives of disrespect and abuse during facility-based childbirth is an essential element to aid in fully comprehending the problem and its underlying complexities.
objectiveTo explore care providers' perspectives of disrespect and abuse during facility-based childbirth.
methodsThis study used a qualitative descriptive design involving fifteen in-depth, semi-structured, interviews conducted between 5 October 2019 and 25 January 2020 in north Showa zone of Oromia region, central Ethiopia. Purposive sampling enabled health care professionals working in maternity units of health facilities who have direct involvement in care of women during pregnancy and labor to be recruited. Thematic analysis using Open Code software was used to explore the perspectives of participants.
resultsFour themes were identified. 1) Disrespect and abuse breaches professional standards, 2) Disrespectful and abusive actions are justified at times to save the mother and her baby, 3) Disrespect and abuse is used as a tool to assert power, and 4) Disrespect and abuse arise from health system deficiencies.
conclusionDisrespect and abuse is triggered by underlying beliefs about risk versus care, provider attitudes, stress and burnout, and health service structural issues including a lack of medicines and supplies. A number of strategies could improve the quality of maternity care, including training providers how to manage difficult and complex situations, addressing root causes of disrespect and abuse, and increasing access to resources.
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