How Women Are Treated During Facility-Based Childbirth in Four Countries: A Cross-sectional Study With Labour Observations and Community-Based Surveys
Meghan A. Bohren, Hedieh Mehrtash, Bukola Fawole, Thae Maung Maung, Mamadou Diouldé Baldé, Ernest Maya, Soe Soe Thwin, Adeniyi Kolade Aderoba, Joshua P. Vogel, Theresa Azonima Irinyenikan, A Olusoji Adeyanju, Nwe Oo Mon, Kwame Adu‐Bonsaffoh, Sihem Landoulsi, Chris Guure, Richard Adanu, Boubacar Alpha Diallo, A. Metin Gülmezog̈lu, Anne-Marie Soumah, Alpha Oumar Sall, Özge Tunçalp
Abstract
(Abstracted from Lancet 2019;394:1750–1763) Women around the world experience mistreatment during childbirth. This includes, but is not limited to, physical abuse, verbal abuse, discrimination, and procedures performed without consent.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineChildbirthCross-sectional studyVerbal abusePhysical abuseFamily medicineInformed consentNursingEnvironmental healthChild abusePregnancyAlternative medicineSuicide preventionPoison controlBiologyPathologyGeneticsMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions