Mothers' Respect/Mistreatment During Pregnancy & Childbirth

Overview

Pregnancy and childbirth are important events in a woman's and family's life and a time of great vulnerability for every country and culture on earth. Although the concept of "safe motherhood" is often limited to physical safety, the birth of a child is also an important life milestone for women and their familiesin our study for ssessing the degree of respectful maternity care, or mistreatment during pregnancy and childbirth in Assiut Governorate, Egypt and Exploring the factors associated with respectful maternity care and mistreatment among Egyptian women in Assiut governorate in rural and urban areas .

A woman's experience with childbirth care is an important factor in her future decisions about whether to receive health care through a health care facility. Women's negative encounters with health workers long-term injury and emotional trauma can result during childbirth. Every woman has several rights. They include the following rights: 1- Freedom from harm and abuse, 2- Information, informed consent and refusal, and respect for women's choices and preferences, including companion during childbirth, 3- Privacy and confidentiality 4) Respectful and dignified treatment 5 - Equality, non-discrimination and appropriate care 6- Healthcare and attainable high standards of health and 7- Freedom, autonomy, self-determination and non-coercion. Reported forms of disrespect and abuse fell into seven categories: physical abuse, non-consensual care, non-confidential care, indecent care, discrimination based on patient characteristics, abandonment of care, and incarceration in institutions.. RMC focuses on eliminating unhealthy and abusive behaviors by healthcare providers and associated personnel, and providing a sensitive and encouraging work environment to help women feel satisfied during childbirth.To measure women's experience of respectful maternity care, vedam et la developed Mothers on Respect Index (MORi) assesses the nature of patient-provider interactions and their impact on human feelings of respect during obstetric care .The mistreatment index (MIST index), which is an indicator of abuse consistent with the seven dimensions ( physical abuse, sexual abuse, verbal abuse, stigma and discrimination. Failure to meet professional standards of care, poor rapport during interactions with Providors, and the poor state and limitations of the healthcare system )