Exposing Obstetric Violence in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Review of Women's Narratives of Disrespect and Abuse in Childbirth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obstetric violence (OV) threatens the provision of dignified, rights-based, high-quality, and respectful maternal care (RMC). The dearth of evidence on OV in the Eastern Mediterranean Region poses a knowledge gap requiring research to improve rights-based and respectful health practice and policy. While efforts to improve the quality of maternal health have long-existed, women's experiences of childbirth and perceptions of dignity and respect are not adequately or systematically recorded, especially in the said region.

Aim

This study centered on the experiences of women's mistreatment in childbirth to provide an overview of OV and offer recommendations to improve RMC.

Methods

A scoping review was conducted, and a total of 38 articles met the inclusion crite

SUBMITTER: Khalil M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9082810 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature