Perception of Women Regarding Respectful Maternity Care during Child Birth, Minia, Egypt

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Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

10.21608/mjmr.2025.382095.1953

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Respectful maternity care is a critical component of quality obstetric services, yet many women continue to face mistreatment during facility-based childbirth. Understanding women’s perceptions and experiences during labor and delivery is essential for improving the quality of care and maternal outcomes. Aim of study: To determine perception of services received and experience of women seeking maternity care during facility-based childbirth. Methods: A cross-sectional community-based study was conducted during the period from November 2018 to May 2019 in a rural area in Minia governorate. A total of 622 women who have a youngest child aged 2 years or less, were participated in this study. Well-structured questionnaire consisted of two parts; 1) Demographical data: age, marital status, educational status, occupation, date of hospital admission, and labor site. 2) Dignity related: included question related to three dimensions; hospital environment and privacy, personal communication, and the processes delivery. Results: Nearly 48% of the studied women experienced a disrespectful maternity care. The privacy during maternity care was undermined in more than half (56.3%) of studied women. The mean score of total dignity was 36.004±6.2 and the range of total score varies from 21 to 69. There was significant relation between disrespectful maternity care and increasing mother age and lower education. Conclusion: The results showed high levels of perceived disrespectful maternity care in postpartum women. Therefore, appropriate interventions, such as encouraging spouses’ presence and training obstetric residents and midwives by holding ethics classes, with particular emphasis on empathy with patients.
 

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