The Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) Charter: Universal Rights of Women and Newborns to Respectful Care - India Adaptations and Endorsements

Respectful maternity care (RMC) is a universal human right that is due to every childbearing woman in every health system around the world. To ensure that women do not undergo disrespect and abuse while availing of maternity care services and to advocate that women and their newborns have equal rights to respectful care, C3/White Ribbon Alliance India (WRAI) field-tested, adapted, and disseminated the global charter: Universal Rights of Women and Newborns to Respectful Care.

Experiences, Perceptions, and Preferences about Facility-Based Delivery Care in Rural Mexico: A Qualitative Study

The nongovernmental organization Compañeros En Salud (CES) has been attending births since 2017 at a birthing center located in the rural area of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Mexico. The main purpose of the center is to achieve the best birthing experience for its users. To gain insight into how to accomplish this, we explored the experiences, perceptions, and preferences about childbirth care of women living in the area of influence of the CES birthing center.

Evaluating Pregnant Women's Experiences with Respectful Maternity Care in a Midwifery-Led Antenatal Care Service in Karachi, Pakistan

Patient satisfaction is one of the most critical aspects for developing a healthy relationship between health care providers and their patients. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where there is a shortage of care providers and access to tertiary facilities is challenging, midwives are the frontline care providers for pregnant women. Their experiences are key in relation to the use or nonuse of health care services. Hence, this study sought to understand pregnant women's perceptions of the quality of antenatal care (ANC) services provided by midwives at primary health centers (PHCs) in Karachi, Pakistan.

Beyond Respectful Maternity Care: A Research Priority Exercise and Working Group Process on Respectful Newborn Care

As the respectful maternity care agenda expands, it is necessary to understand what the priorities are for improving respectful and high-quality care for newborns. The aim of these work processes and study was to catalyze and inform a developing research field by conceptualizing and framing the rights of newborns in health care settings, and identifying global research questions.