@article{ref1,
title="Iranian mother's perspectives about aspects and determinants of disrespect and abuse during labor and delivery: a qualitative study",
journal="Women and health",
year="2023",
author="Hajizadeh, Khadije and Vaezi, Maryam and Meedya, Shahla and Mohammad Alizadeh Charandabi, Sakineh and Mirghafourvand, Mojgan",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Respectful maternity care (RMC) is a crucial strategy in improving postpartum experiences of mothers. This study aimed to explain women's perception of determining aspects and determinants of disrespect and abuse (D&A) during childbirth. This study was carried out from October 2019 to February 2020 in Tabriz-Iran. A total of 12 postpartum women were enrolled in this qualitative study by purposive sampling. The data were collected through in-depth semi structured interviews and simultaneously analyzed with a conventional content analysis approach. Thirty eight sub-themes and 11 main themes extracted from data analysis. The main themes included: &quot;physical abuse,&quot; &quot;psychological violence,&quot; &quot;discrimination,&quot; &quot;violation of privacy,&quot; &quot;unmet needs and preferences,&quot; &quot;nonparticipation in decision-making,&quot; &quot;abandonment of women,&quot; &quot;Lack of sympathy,&quot; &quot;shortage of human and non-human resources,&quot; &quot;unpleasant psychological atmosphere of the ward&quot; and &quot;facilitators of D&A.&quot; The results of our study indicated the importance of sympathy with mothers and professional ethics. Moreover, healthcare providers, administrators, and policy-makers should design patient-centered interventions in order to secure the material, psychological, and legal needs of women to receive respectful maternity care.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0363-0242",
doi="10.1080/03630242.2023.2250466",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2023.2250466"
}