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Research Article: Experience of respectful maternity care during childbirth and associated factors in public hospitals of the South West Region of Ethiopia: an institution-based, cross-sectional study

Date Published: 2023-07-11

Abstract:
Objective To determine women’s level of experience of respectful maternity care during childbirth and associated factors in public hospitals in the South West Region of Ethiopia. Design Institution-based, cross-sectional study. Setting The study was conducted at secondary-level healthcare institutions in the South West Region of Ethiopia from 1 June to 30 July 2021. Participants 384 postpartum women were sampled from four hospitals using a systematic random sampling technique, allocating a proportion to each health facility. Pretested structured questionnaires were used to collect data from the postnatal mothers through a face-to-face exit interview. Outcome measures The level of respectful maternity care was measured according to the Mothers on Respect Index. P values of <0.05 and 95% CIs were used to determine statistical significance. Results Of the 384 sampled women, 370 postnatal mothers participated in the study (response rate 96.3%). 11.6% (95% CI 8.4% to 15.1%), 39.7% (95% CI 34.3% to 44.6%), 20.8% (95% CI 17.3% to 25.1%), and 27.8% (95% CI 23.5% to 32.4%) of women experienced very low, low, moderate, and high levels of respectful maternal care during childbirth, respectively. Having no formal education was negatively associated with experience of respectful maternal care (adjusted OR (AOR)=0.51, 95%?CI 0.294 to 0.899), while daytime delivery (AOR 8.53, 95%?CI 5.032 to 14.47), giving birth through caesarean section (AOR 2.19, 95%?CI 1.410 to 3.404) and future intention to give birth within the health facility (AOR 5.18, 95%?CI 3.019 to 8.899) were positively associated with respectful maternal care. Conclusion In this study, only one-fourth of women experienced high-level respectful maternal care during childbirth. Responsible stakeholders must develop guidelines and strategies to monitor and harmonise respectful maternal care practices at all institutions.

Introduction:
Respectful maternity care (RMC) is a universal human right that each childbearing woman in each health structure around the world should be included in it. 1 The relationship between women and maternity care providers during the antenatal, delivery and postnatal periods is critically important. 2 Women’s familiarity with caregivers can enable and comfort them, or on the other hand, when women are treated disrespectfully, their negative encounter with healthcare providers during delivery leaves long-lasting damage…

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