Promoting compassionate and respectful maternity care during facility-based delivery in Ethiopia: perspectives of clients and midwives.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore clients' and midwives' perceptions of compassionate and respectful care during facility-based delivery in Bishoftu District, the regional state of Oromia, Ethiopia.

Setting

Public health facilities (two health centres and one district hospital).

Study design

A qualitative exploratory descriptive research design was used.

Study participants

The research population included purposely sampled women who had given birth in a health facility in the previous 2 weeks and midwifery experts who provided maternity care in the health facility's labour and delivery wards. Data were gathered through an individual interview (with 10 midwives and 12 women in labour). Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed i

SUBMITTER: Jiru HD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8506867 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature