Category: Respectful maternal healthcare

Why women should be allowed a birth partner during coronavirus

In Attending facilities, Respectful maternal healthcare, Birth partnersTags birth partners, respectful care, attending facilities, midwifery, ICM, Europe, coronavirus1st April 2020

The following are extracts from current discussions among midwives in Europe about birth companions and visitors. The rights of women: ICM statement on coronavirus “A single, asymptomatic birth partner …

Love conquers: how loving couple relationships support the caring role of fathers and their challenge of community gender norms

In Violence prevention, Great projects, Respectful maternal healthcareTags informing families, respectful care, housework, gender, Tanzania, parental relationship, Zimbabwe, coparenting1st October 2019

An evaluation of Plan International programmes in Tanzania and Zimbabwe seeking to engage men in maternal and newborn health found an outcome that was not sought by researchers at the …

Fathers tell how they advocate for more respectful care (Tanzania)

In Informing families, Respectful maternal healthcareTags informing families, respectful care, attending facilities, gender, Tanzania3rd September 2019

Interviews with 27 fathers in Tanzania, in the Morogoro region, found how they advocate for more respectful care. “In response to poor service, men reported being outspoken about what they …

Fathers in Tanzania express concerns about respectful maternal healthcare

In Respectful maternal healthcareTags informing families, birth partners, respectful care, attending facilities, Tanzania6th August 2019

A study of respectful care during childbirth in Tanzania breaks with tradition by including fathers. The study is different in three ways: (1) it includes fathers in the questioning about …

Maternal health and colonialism: when western individualism meets Indigenous family culture – “peyakohewamak” (Canada)

In Respectful maternal healthcare, Organising family inclusionTags peer support, respectful care, Canada, Indigenous communities6th November 2018

A new study in Canada has looked at the experiences of Nehiyaw (Cree) fathers in Canadian maternal health services. The study provides a unique insight into how the western model …

Pacific Islanders family approach to birth conflicts with American medical health services

In Respectful maternal healthcareTags USA, attending facilities7th April 2018

A study in Arkansas in the United Stages has found a big cultural mismatch between the family orientated culture of the Marshallese, a sub-group of Pacific Islanders, for whom birth …

Projects to promote rights to high quality maternal care typically overlook families (international)

In Respectful maternal healthcareTags informing families, birth partners, respectful care, attending facilities, India, Kazakhstan26th October 2017

A systematic review of programmes to promote the rights of women to high quality maternal health services has revealed only a small minority of projects that regard the family as …

Family engagement and “familiar” settings: an important component of culturally-appropriate services for minority communities (international)

In Respectful maternal healthcareTags informing families, USA, respectful care, attending facilities, Australia, Peru23rd October 2017

A review of projects to provide culturally appropriate maternity care services for minority communities has revealed that involving families and creating a “familiar” environment is a particular strategy in some …

Reaching the WHO Quality Standards will require engaging fathers and families

In Attending facilities, Informing families, WHO, Respectful maternal healthcare, Birth partners, Organising family inclusionTags informing families, birth partners, respectful care, attending facilities, WHO, midwifery14th September 2017

The WHO Standards for Improving the Quality of Maternal and Newborn Care in Health Facilities state that healthcare provision “must take into account the preferences and aspirations of individual women …

The right to have a companion during childbirth is a key element of respectful care (Malawi)

In Attending facilities, Respectful maternal healthcare, Birth partners24th January 2017

Guest post by Susan Bradley, School of Health Sciences, City, University of London, UK Last year we published a systematic review exploring women’s experiences of maternal health and looked at …

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