Respectful care during childbirth in health facilities globally: a qualitative evidence synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

What constitutes respectful maternity care (RMC) operationally in research and programme implementation is often variable.

Objectives

To develop a conceptualisation of RMC.

Search strategy

Key databases, including PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, Global Health Library, grey literature, and reference lists of relevant studies.

Selection criteria

Primary qualitative studies focusing on care occurring during labour, childbirth, and/or immediately postpartum in health facilities, without any restrictions on locations or publication date.

Data collection and analysis

A combined inductive and deductive approach was used to synthesise the data; the GRADE CERQual approach was used to assess the level of confidence in review findings.

Main results

Sixty-

SUBMITTER: Shakibazadeh E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6033006 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature