Health system bottlenecks hindering provision of supportive and dignified maternity care in public health facilities.

ABSTRACT: Mistreatment with women during childbirth is prevalent in many in low- and middle-income countries. There is dearth of evidence that informs development of health system interventions to promote supportive and respectful maternity care in facility-based settings. We examined health systems bottlenecks that impedes provision of supportive and respectful maternity care in secondary-level public healthcare system of Pakistan. Using a qualitative exploratory design, forty in-depth interviews conducted with maternity care staff of six public health facilities in southern Pakistan. Development of interview guide and data analyses were guided by the WHO's six health system building blocks. A combination of inductive and deductive approach was used for data analyses. Our study identified range of

SUBMITTER: Hameed W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021678 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature