Midwives' and women's experiences with respectful maternity care around the globe: A meta-synthesis.
Experiences
Meta-synthesis
Midwives
Respectful maternity care
Women
Journal
Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives
ISSN: 1878-1799
Titre abrégé: Women Birth
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101266131
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2023
Sep 2023
Historique:
received:
30
10
2022
revised:
26
03
2023
accepted:
11
04
2023
medline:
21
8
2023
pubmed:
7
5
2023
entrez:
6
5
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
All women have the right to the highest attainable standards of health, including the right to respectful maternity care (RMC). A qualitative body of knowledge describing midwives' and women's experiences of the value and importance of RMC exists. However, no qualitative synthesis exists about midwives' and women's views of respectful care. This review aims to present a qualitative synthesis of global perceptions and experiences of midwives and women regarding RMC. A systematic search was conducted in October 2021 and updated in March 2023 on Science Direct, EBSCO host, PubMed, Nexus and ProQuest databases. The synthesis included qualitative studies published between 2010 and 2023. Qualified midwives and pregnant and postnatal women were the samples of the review. The studies' screening and selection for inclusion in the review are presented using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) flow chart, and the quality of the included studies was appraised using the Critical Appraisal Screening Programme (CASP) tool. Thematic analysis was conducted. Fifteen studies met the review inclusion criteria involving 266 women and 147 midwives. Five themes were identified from the data: commitment to women's rights; excellence in midwifery knowledge and skills; a facilitative built environment; optimising the interpersonal dimension; and the development of women's resourcefulness and resilience. Maternity care is collaborative, and midwives and women are partners in the process. Midwives play a significant role in promoting women's rights, fostering interpersonal working and client relationships, and addressing women's rights and needs.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
All women have the right to the highest attainable standards of health, including the right to respectful maternity care (RMC). A qualitative body of knowledge describing midwives' and women's experiences of the value and importance of RMC exists. However, no qualitative synthesis exists about midwives' and women's views of respectful care.
AIM
OBJECTIVE
This review aims to present a qualitative synthesis of global perceptions and experiences of midwives and women regarding RMC.
METHODS
METHODS
A systematic search was conducted in October 2021 and updated in March 2023 on Science Direct, EBSCO host, PubMed, Nexus and ProQuest databases. The synthesis included qualitative studies published between 2010 and 2023. Qualified midwives and pregnant and postnatal women were the samples of the review. The studies' screening and selection for inclusion in the review are presented using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) flow chart, and the quality of the included studies was appraised using the Critical Appraisal Screening Programme (CASP) tool. Thematic analysis was conducted.
FINDINGS
RESULTS
Fifteen studies met the review inclusion criteria involving 266 women and 147 midwives. Five themes were identified from the data: commitment to women's rights; excellence in midwifery knowledge and skills; a facilitative built environment; optimising the interpersonal dimension; and the development of women's resourcefulness and resilience.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Maternity care is collaborative, and midwives and women are partners in the process. Midwives play a significant role in promoting women's rights, fostering interpersonal working and client relationships, and addressing women's rights and needs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37149496
pii: S1871-5192(23)00068-9
doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2023.04.002
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Pagination
e461-e470Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 Australian College of Midwives. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest in respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.