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Perception Regarding Respectful Maternity Care Among Postnatal Mothers, Rithughosh K P, Sreeja G. Pillai
Perception Regarding Respectful Maternity Care Among Postnatal Mothers, Rithughosh K P, Sreeja G. Pillai
Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences
Introduction: Every woman has the right to receive Respectful Maternity Care(RMC). Evidence of disrespect and abuse is reported globally. In India, almost every woman goes through some level of disrespect and abuse during childbirth, even though studies on RMC among postnatal mothers of Indian and Kerala origin are scarce. So, exploring this would be of great use in evidence-based fine-tuning of RMC services to promote quality maternal and newborn care. Objective: Assess the perceptions regarding RMC among postnatal mothers. Methodology: Quantitative approach with descriptive cross-sectional design was used to collect data from 250 postnatal mothers based on consecutive sampling …