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The Mistreatment of Women during Childbirth in Health Facilities Globally: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review
PLoS Medicine · 2015 · Vol. 12(6) · pp. e1001847–e1001847
Meghan A. Bohren✉(World Health Organization)Joshua P. Vogel(World Health Organization)Erin Hunter(Johns Hopkins University)Olha Lutsiv(McGill University)Suprita K. Makh(Population Services International)João Paulo Souza(Universidade de São Paulo)Carolina Aguiar(Johns Hopkins University)Fernando Saraiva Coneglian(Universidade de São Paulo)Alex Luíz Araújo Diniz(Universidade de São Paulo)Özge Tunçalp(World Health Organization)Dena Javadi(Johns Hopkins University)Olufemi T. Oladapo(World Health Organization)Rajat Khosla(World Health Organization)Michelle J. Hindin(World Health Organization)A. Metin Gülmezog̈lu(World Health Organization)
Abstract
This systematic review presents a comprehensive, evidence-based typology of the mistreatment of women during childbirth in health facilities, and demonstrates that mistreatment can occur at the level of interaction between the woman and provider, as well as through systemic failures at the health facility and health system levels. We propose this typology be adopted to describe the phenomenon and be used to develop measurement tools and inform future research, programs, and interventions.
Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsGlobal Maternal and Child HealthIntimate Partner and Family ViolenceCINAHLChildbirthTypologyQualitative researchThematic analysisPhysical abuseGrey literatureMedicineHealth carePoison control
MeSH terms
FemaleHumansPregnancyStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticStress, PsychologicalViolenceGlobal HealthParturitionDelivery, ObstetricPostpartum Period
Funding
- United States Agency for International Development
- UNICEF
- Johns Hopkins University
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