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PROMOTING RESPECTFUL MATERNITY CARE IN LOW- AND MIDDLEINCOME COUNTRIES: WHAT DO WE NEED TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS TO MATERNAL HEALTH TARGETS OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS?

Anteneh Asefa
Ethiopian Medical Association
Mirkizie Woldie
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Abstract

1. World Health Organization. Trends in maternal mortality: 1990 to 2015: Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health
Organization; 2015.
2. Every Woman Every Child. The global strategy for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health (2016-2030). Every Woman Every Child; 2015.
3. World Health Organization. WHO recommendations: Intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience. World Health Organization; 2018.
4. Bohren MA, Vogel JP, Hunter EC, Lutsiv O, Makh SK, Souza JP, et al. The mistreatment of women during childbirth in health facilities globally: a mixed methods systematic review. PLoS Med. 2015;12(6):e1001847.

5. 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(33).
6. Sheferaw ED, Kim YM, van den Akker T, Stekelenburg J. Mistreatment of women in public health facilities of Ethiopia. Reproductive Health. 2019;16(1):130.
7. Tekle Bobo F, Kebebe Kasaye H, Etana B, Woldie M, Feyissa TR. Disrespect and abuse during childbirth in Western Ethiopia: Should women continue to tolerate? PLoS One. 2019;14(6):e0217126.
8. World Health Organization. Strategies toward ending preventable maternal mortality (EPMM). World Health Organization; 2015.
9. World Health Organization. Standards for improving quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2016.
10. Asefa A. Unveiling respectful maternity care as a way to address global inequities in maternal health. BMJ Global Health. 2021;6(1):e003559.

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References

  1. World Health Organization. Trends in maternal mortality: 1990 to 2015: Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health
  2. Organization; 2015.
  3. Every Woman Every Child. The global strategy for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health (2016-2030). Every Woman Every Child; 2015.
  4. World Health Organization. WHO recommendations: Intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience. World Health Organization; 2018.
  5. Bohren MA, Vogel JP, Hunter EC, Lutsiv O, Makh SK, Souza JP, et al. The mistreatment of women during childbirth in health facilities globally: a mixed methods systematic review. PLoS Med. 2015;12(6):e1001847.
  6. 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(33).
  7. Sheferaw ED, Kim YM, van den Akker T, Stekelenburg J. Mistreatment of women in public health facilities of Ethiopia. Reproductive Health. 2019;16(1):130.
  8. Tekle Bobo F, Kebebe Kasaye H, Etana B, Woldie M, Feyissa TR. Disrespect and abuse during childbirth in Western Ethiopia: Should women continue to tolerate? PLoS One. 2019;14(6):e0217126.
  9. World Health Organization. Strategies toward ending preventable maternal mortality (EPMM). World Health Organization; 2015.
  10. World Health Organization. Standards for improving quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2016.
  11. Asefa A. Unveiling respectful maternity care as a way to address global inequities in maternal health. BMJ Global Health. 2021;6(1):e003559.
How to Cite
Asefa, A. ., & Woldie, M. (2022). PROMOTING RESPECTFUL MATERNITY CARE IN LOW- AND MIDDLEINCOME COUNTRIES: WHAT DO WE NEED TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS TO MATERNAL HEALTH TARGETS OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS?. Ethiopian Medical Journal, 60(2). Retrieved from https://www.emjema.org/index.php/EMJ/article/view/2125 (Original work published March 29, 2022)

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