“ASSESSMENT OF RESPECTFUL MATERNITY CARE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH CHILDBIRTH EXPERIENCE IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITALS OF EASTERN ODISHA”

Abstract

Background:  Respectful Maternity Care encompasses the protection from physical and verbal abuse, disrespect, mistreatment, and inequitable care. It permits a woman to decide her pregnancy and delivery and also helps her to protect her rights. A positive or negative childbirth experience of the mother stays throughout her lifetime.

Methods: A descriptive study recruited 384 women in labor room and postnatal ward of 4 hospitals of Eastern Odisha. Samples were selected using Consecutive sampling technique. Self-structured  questionnaire on  Respectful maternity care and Childbirth experience was used and data were collected by using interview technique. Data were analyzed by using Strata 15.1 software and Spearman's Rank Coefficient Correlations was used to determine the relationship between RMC and childbirth experience.

Results: The respectful maternity care showed more positive responses as compared to negative responses. 108(28.1%) mothers were having very good where as  276(71.9%) mothers were having excellent childbirth experience. The study denoted mixed significant correlationship between RMC and childbirth experience(p<0.001).

Conclusion: In this descriptive study the Respectful maternity care at four hospitals of Eastern Odisha was found to be significantly improved. The findings of the study supported that the pregnant mother who have got the respectful maternity care while availing the health facility, the mother have experienced the positive childbirth event. Direct relationship between the respectful maternity care and positive childbirth experience was observed