Open Access
Subscription or Fee Access
A Study to Assess Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) as Perceived by Postnatal Mother in Postnatal Ward of Selected Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal
Abstract
Abstract
A descriptive study was conducted to assess respectful maternity care (RMC) as perceived by postnatal mother in postnatal ward of selected hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal. The study population were postnatal mothers. The setting was postnatal ward of one medical colleges of Kolkata. A valid structured interview schedule was used for assessing RMC. Data were collected by interviewing postnatal mothers admitted in postnatal ward. Findings of the study depicts, 58% of postnatal mothers privacy was maintained whereas for 42% of postnatal mothers privacy was not maintained. 64% postnatal mothers were not verbally abused whereas 36% postnatal mothers were verbally abused. No significant association was found between There is no significant association between RMC score and socioeconomic condition as evident from the calculated chi square [c2=1.091, *p<0.05].
Keywords: Postnatal Mothers, Socioeconomic condition, Mistreatment, Investigator, Chi Square
Citation: Sriparna Satpathy. A Study to Assess Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) as Perceived by Postnatal Mother in Postnatal Ward of Selected Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal. Research & Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions. 2022; 12(3): 30–40p.
References
Miller S, Abalos E, Chamillard M,et al. Beyond too little, too late and too much, too soon: a pathway towards evidence-based, respectful maternity care worldwide. The Lancet. 2016 ;388(10056):2176-92.
Hastings MB. Pulling back the curtain on disrespect and abuse: the movement to ensure respectful maternity care. Washington, DC: White Ribbon Alliance. 2015.
Rosen HE, Lynam PF, Carr C,et al. Direct observation of respectful maternity care in five countries: a cross-sectional study of health facilities in East and Southern Africa. BMC pregnancy and childbirth. 2015;15(1):1-1.
Abuya T, Warren CE, Miller N, Njuki R,et al. Exploring the prevalence of disrespect and abuse during childbirth in Kenya. PloS one. 2015;10(4):e0123606.
Asefa A, Bekele D. Status of respectful and non-abusive care during facility-based childbirth in a hospital and health centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Reproductive health. 2015 ;12(1):1-9.
Okafor II, Ugwu EO, Obi SN. Disrespect and abuse during facility-based childbirth in a low-income country. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 2015 ;128(2):110-3.
d'Oliveira AF, Diniz SG, Schraiber LB. Violence against women in health-care institutions: an emerging problem. The Lancet. 2002;359(9318):1681-5.
Butler MM, Fullerton J, Aman C. Competencies for respectful maternity care: Identifying those most important to midwives worldwide. Birth. 2020;47(4):346-56.
Pahwa P, Aditya S. Existing practices and barriers to access of MCH services–a case study of residential urban slums of district Mohali, Punjab, India. Global journal of medicine and public health. 2013; 2(4):1-8.
Ige WB, Cele WB. Provision of respectful maternal care by midwives during childbirth in health facilities in Lagos state, Nigeria: a qualitative exploratory inquiry. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences. 2021;15:100354.
WRA India Endorses Respectful Maternity Care Charter on SAFE MOTHERHOOD DAY. Available at http://whiteribbonalliance.org/media/wra-india- endorses- respectful-maternity-care-charter-on- safe-motherhood-day/ accessed on 25.12.16
Pahwa P, Sood A (2013) Existing practices and barriers to access of MCH services – a case tudy of residential urban slums of district Mohali, Punjab, India. Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health. 2013; 2(4): Available at http://www.gjmedph.com/uploads/O6-Vo2No4.pdf
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
Copyright (c) 2022 Research & Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions