Charge midwives' awareness of and their role in promoting respectful maternity care at a tertiary health facility in Ghana: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence suggests that the implementation of respectful maternity care (RMC) interventions is one of the surest and most effective means of minimising mistreatment during intrapartum care services. However, to ensure the successful implementation of RMC interventions, maternity care providers would have to be aware of RMC, its relevance, and their role in promoting RMC. We explored the awareness and role of charge midwives in promoting RMC at a tertiary health facility in Ghana.

Methods

The study adopted an exploratory descriptive qualitative study design. We conducted nine interviews with charge midwives. All audio data were transcribed verbatim and exported to NVivo-12 for data management and analyses.

Results

The study revealed that charge midwives are a

SUBMITTER: Dzomeku VM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10184897 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature