Are respectful maternity care (RMC) interventions effective in reducing intrapartum mistreatment against adolescents? A systematic review
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Date
2023
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Frontiers Global. Women's Health
Abstract
Intrapartum mistreatment of women by health professionals is a widespread global
public health challenge. It leads to a decreased quality of maternity care and is
evinced to precipitate detrimental maternal and neonatal outcomes, especially
among adolescents. Relatedly, research indicates that Respectful Maternity Care
(RMC) interventions are especially effective in mitigating intrapartum
mistreatment and improving birth outcomes. However, evidence on the success
of RMC, specifically for adolescents, is insufficient and unaggregated.
Accordingly, this review specifically aims to synthesize existing evidence on RMC
care provision to adolescent parturients. This review searched for relevant
literature from published and gray sources including PubMed, ScienceDirect,
Cochrane, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus, as well as Population Council, WHO and
White Ribbon Alliance data sources published between January 1990 and
December 2021. Based on eligibility, studies were selected and quality appraised
after which thematic analysis and narrative synthesis was conducted. Twenty nine studies were included in the systematic review. Due to paucity and
heterogeneity of quantitative studies, the review was limited to a thematic
analysis. Adolescent and health provider perspectives alike underscored the
burden and outcomes of mistreatment. Need for RMC interventions to improve
quality of maternity care was recommended by majority of studies
Description
Research Article
Keywords
respectful maternity care, adolescent sexual reproductive health and rights, intrapartum mistreatment, adolescent pregnancy and childbirth, patient – centered care
Citation
CITATION Habib HH, Mwaisaka J, Torpey K, Maya ET and Ankomah A (2023) Are respectful maternity care (RMC) interventions effective in reducing intrapartum mistreatment against adolescents? A systematic review. Front. Glob. Womens Health 4:1048441. doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2023.1048441