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Every woman in the world must have respectful care during childbirth: a reflection

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Every woman has the right to the highest attainable standard of health, which includes the right to respectful maternity care]. We—as pregnant and birthing individuals and the care providers, public health professionals, and researchers serving them—know instinctually what constitutes dignified treatment. Yet the systems and structures within which we birth and work are not designed to ensure respectful, evidence-based care.

Source: Reproductive Health

DOI: 10.1186/s12978-020-0855-x

Authors: José M. Belizán, Suellen Miller, Caitlin Williams, Verónica Pingray

Institutions: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria, University of California, San Francisco, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language: English

Topic: Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions

Subfield: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,680