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Respectful maternity care and its relationship with childbirth experience in Iranian women: a prospective cohort study

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posted on 2024-11-15, 21:08 authored by Khadije Hajizadeh, Maryam Vaezi, Shahla MeedyaShahla Meedya, Sakineh Mohammad, Mojgan Mirghafourvand
BACKGROUND: Intrapartum respectful maternity care is defined as a fundamental human right that can affect the mother's experiences. This study aimed to determine the status of respectful maternity care and its relationship with childbirth experience among Iranian women. METHODS: This prospective cohort study recruited 334 postpartum women in postpartum wards of two public and four private hospitals in Tabriz, Iran. Quota sampling was used based on the number of births in each hospital. Data were collected through interviews with the use of the following tools: sociodemographic and obstetrics characteristics questionnaire, respectful maternity care scale (6 to 18 h postpartum), and childbirth experience questionnaire (30 to 45 days postpartum). The General Linear Model was used to determine the relationship between respectful maternity care and childbirth experience. RESULTS: The mean respectful maternity care score was 62.58 with a range of 15 to 75, and the total childbirth experience score was 3.29 with a range of 1 to 4. After adjusting for sociodemographic and obstetrics characteristics, a statistically significant direct correlation was found between respectful maternity care and a positive childbirth experience (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The findings reveals a direct relationship between respectful maternity care and positive childbirth experience. Therefore, it is recommended that mangers and policy makers in childbirth facilities reinforce facilitating a respectful maternity care to improve women's child birth experience and prevent potential adverse effects of negative childbirth experiences.

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Hajizadeh, K., Vaezi, M., Meedya, S., Mohammad, S. & Mirghafourvand, M. (2020). Respectful maternity care and its relationship with childbirth experience in Iranian women: a prospective cohort study. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 20 (1), 468.

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English

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145163

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