Respectful maternity care delivered within health facilities in Bangladesh, Ghana and Tanzania: a cross-sectional assessment preceding a quality improvement intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess respectful maternity care (RMC) in health facilities.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Forty-three (43) facilities across 15 districts in Bangladesh, 16 in Ghana and 12 in Tanzania.

Participants

Facility managers; 325 providers (nurses/midwives/doctors)-Bangladesh (158), Ghana (86) and Tanzania (81); and 849 recently delivered women-Bangladesh (295), Ghana (381) and Tanzania (173)-were interviewed. Observation of 641 client-provider interactions was conducted-Bangladesh (387), Ghana (134) and Tanzania (120).

Assessment

Trained social scientists and clinicians assessed infrastructure, policies, provision and women's experiences of RMC (emotional support, respectful care and communication).

Primary outcome

RMC provided and/o

SUBMITTER: Manu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7818820 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature