What is it about?
Obstetrical violence Disrespectful maternity care Barriers to respectful dignified care Health policy and attitudes concerning care of pregnant Jamaican teens.
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Why is it important?
Respectful maternity care (RMC) is a quality care indicator with measurable benchmarks. RMC improves facility utilization, birth outcomes, decreased newborn and maternal mortality rates. In low and middle income countries low cost, effective interventions improve RMC.
Perspectives
Critical human rights. Reproductive rights Healthcare Workers rights.
Karline Wilson-Mitchell
Frontier Nursing University
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This page is a summary of: Midwives’ Perceptions of Barriers to Respectful Maternity Care for Adolescent Mothers in Jamaica: A Qualitative Study, International Journal of Childbirth, May 2018, Springer Publishing Company,
DOI: 10.1891/2156-5287.8.1.18.
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