Mothers' Respect/Mistreatment During Pregnancy & Childbirth

November 20, 2023 updated by: Fatma Ahmed Abdelrahman Mohamed, Assiut University

Mothers' Perception Of Respect/Mistreatment During Pregnancy & Childbirth In Assiut Governorate

Pregnancy and childbirth are important events in a woman's and family's life and a time of great vulnerability for every country and culture on earth. Although the concept of "safe motherhood" is often limited to physical safety, the birth of a child is also an important life milestone for women and their familiesin our study for ssessing the degree of respectful maternity care, or mistreatment during pregnancy and childbirth in Assiut Governorate, Egypt and Exploring the factors associated with respectful maternity care and mistreatment among Egyptian women in Assiut governorate in rural and urban areas .

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Detailed Description

A woman's experience with childbirth care is an important factor in her future decisions about whether to receive health care through a health care facility. Women's negative encounters with health workers long-term injury and emotional trauma can result during childbirth. Every woman has several rights. They include the following rights: 1- Freedom from harm and abuse, 2- Information, informed consent and refusal, and respect for women's choices and preferences, including companion during childbirth, 3- Privacy and confidentiality 4) Respectful and dignified treatment 5 - Equality, non-discrimination and appropriate care 6- Healthcare and attainable high standards of health and 7- Freedom, autonomy, self-determination and non-coercion. Reported forms of disrespect and abuse fell into seven categories: physical abuse, non-consensual care, non-confidential care, indecent care, discrimination based on patient characteristics, abandonment of care, and incarceration in institutions.. RMC focuses on eliminating unhealthy and abusive behaviors by healthcare providers and associated personnel, and providing a sensitive and encouraging work environment to help women feel satisfied during childbirth.To measure women's experience of respectful maternity care, vedam et la developed Mothers on Respect Index (MORi) assesses the nature of patient-provider interactions and their impact on human feelings of respect during obstetric care .The mistreatment index (MIST index), which is an indicator of abuse consistent with the seven dimensions ( physical abuse, sexual abuse, verbal abuse, stigma and discrimination. Failure to meet professional standards of care, poor rapport during interactions with Providors, and the poor state and limitations of the healthcare system )

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

400

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Assiut, Egypt
        • Recruiting
        • Assiut University
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

study will be conducted in two urban and two rural maternity and child health centers selected randomly from Assiut governorate We will recruit women who have given birth (either vaginal or Cesarean deliveries) within 8 weeks since their Last delivery

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Women who have delivered (either vaginally or cesarean) in the past 8 weeks.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women who had complicated childbirth, or stillbirth/neonatal death during their Last delivery will be excluded. In addition, women with known psychiatric illness . These women will be excluded . women who refuse to participate in the study will be excluded.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
measurement the degree of respectful maternity care, or mistreatment during pregnancy and childbirth in Assiut Governorate, Egypt
Time Frame: within 8 weeks after childbirth
questionnaire including mothers of respect index and mistreatment index
within 8 weeks after childbirth

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Assiut University

Investigators

  • Study Director: mahmoud zakhira, professor, obstetrics &gynacology depatmen ,assiut university
  • Study Chair: moustfa alsonbaty, doctorate, obstetrics & gynacology depatmen assiut university

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 20, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

April 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 3, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 7, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

November 8, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

November 21, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 20, 2023

Last Verified

November 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 04-2023-200266

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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