WHO Study: More Than One-third of Women Experience Mistreatment During Childbirth in Lower-income Countries

How women are treated during facility-based childbirth in four countries: a cross-sectional study with labour observations and community-based surveys – The Lancet (free)

News Release: New evidence shows significant mistreatment of women during childbirth – World Health Organization (free)

Commentaries: Accountability for respectful maternity care – The Lancet (free) AND WHO: Third of women mistreated during childbirth in lower-income countries – UPI (free) AND New evidence on the mistreatment of women during childbirth – University of Melbourne (free)

Related: WHO recommendations: intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience (free guideline and commentaries) AND The Mistreatment of Women during Childbirth in Health Facilities Globally: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review – PLOS Medicine (free)

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A new WHO study shows alarming rates of mistreatment during childbirth.
Across 4 countries, 4 in 10 women experienced physical or verbal abuse, stigma, or discrimination https://t.co/7GJFiDfJw9 pic.twitter.com/334p28QzdE

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 9, 2019