Frequency of reported abuse, stigma and discrimination during facility-based childbirth among migrant mothers and their suggestions for improvement: a mixed method WHO standards-based multicentre study in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims at documenting the frequency of reported abuse, stigma and discrimination and exploring the perspectives for improving the quality of maternal-newborn care (QMNC) of migrant mothers' reporting abuse, stigma or discrimination.

Design

Mixed methods multicentre cross-sectional study.

Setting

All maternal facilities (tertiary and secondary levels of care, n=9) from Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, Northeast Italy, between November 2019 and January 2022 in Northeast Italy.

Participants

874 migrant and 3968 non-migrant women answering a validated WHO Standard-based questionnaire after birth.

Outcome measures

Frequency of reported abuse, stigma and discrimination during facility-based childbirth was calculated and compared with those of

SUBMITTER: Mariani I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12551545 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature