Intrapartum violence during facility-based childbirth and its determinants: A cross-sectional study among postnatal women in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Violence during childbirth indirectly contributes to maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. It also causes intrapartum health consequences such as prolonged labor, postpartum hemorrhage, and postpartum psychological problems, including postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other negative feelings that lead to a decreased desire for facility delivery and increase the events of home deliveries which reduce the quality of life. In Tanzania, several efforts have been made to promote respectful maternity care. However, violence during childbirth continues to create a critical barrier for facility-based delivery and is in need of considerable attention throughout the health system.

Objectives

This study aimed to assess types of intrapartum v

SUBMITTER: Sanga NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10475265 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature