TY - JOUR
T1 - Are respectful maternity care (RMC) interventions effective in reducing intrapartum mistreatment against adolescents? A systematic review
AU - Habib, Helen H.
AU - Mwaisaka, Jefferson
AU - Torpey, Kwasi
AU - Maya, Ernest Tei
AU - Ankomah, Augustine
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
2023 Habib, Mwaisaka, Torpey, Maya and Ankomah.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Intrapartum mistreatment of women by health professionals is a widespread global public health challenge. It leads to a decreased quality of maternity care and is evinced to precipitate detrimental maternal and neonatal outcomes, especially among adolescents. Relatedly, research indicates that Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) interventions are especially effective in mitigating intrapartum mistreatment and improving birth outcomes. However, evidence on the success of RMC, specifically for adolescents, is insufficient and unaggregated. Accordingly, this review specifically aims to synthesize existing evidence on RMC care provision to adolescent parturients. This review searched for relevant literature from published and gray sources including PubMed, ScienceDirect, Cochrane, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus, as well as Population Council, WHO and White Ribbon Alliance data sources published between January 1990 and December 2021. Based on eligibility, studies were selected and quality appraised after which thematic analysis and narrative synthesis was conducted. Twenty-nine studies were included in the systematic review. Due to paucity and heterogeneity of quantitative studies, the review was limited to a thematic analysis. Adolescent and health provider perspectives alike underscored the burden and outcomes of mistreatment. Need for RMC interventions to improve quality of maternity care was recommended by majority of studies. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier: CRD42020183440.
AB - Intrapartum mistreatment of women by health professionals is a widespread global public health challenge. It leads to a decreased quality of maternity care and is evinced to precipitate detrimental maternal and neonatal outcomes, especially among adolescents. Relatedly, research indicates that Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) interventions are especially effective in mitigating intrapartum mistreatment and improving birth outcomes. However, evidence on the success of RMC, specifically for adolescents, is insufficient and unaggregated. Accordingly, this review specifically aims to synthesize existing evidence on RMC care provision to adolescent parturients. This review searched for relevant literature from published and gray sources including PubMed, ScienceDirect, Cochrane, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus, as well as Population Council, WHO and White Ribbon Alliance data sources published between January 1990 and December 2021. Based on eligibility, studies were selected and quality appraised after which thematic analysis and narrative synthesis was conducted. Twenty-nine studies were included in the systematic review. Due to paucity and heterogeneity of quantitative studies, the review was limited to a thematic analysis. Adolescent and health provider perspectives alike underscored the burden and outcomes of mistreatment. Need for RMC interventions to improve quality of maternity care was recommended by majority of studies. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier: CRD42020183440.
KW - adolescent pregnancy and childbirth
KW - adolescent sexual reproductive health and rights
KW - intrapartum mistreatment
KW - patient – centered care
KW - respectful maternity care
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85159927727&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fgwh.2023.1048441
DO - 10.3389/fgwh.2023.1048441
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85159927727
SN - 2673-5059
VL - 4
JO - Frontiers in Global Women's Health
JF - Frontiers in Global Women's Health
M1 - 1048441
ER -