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Respectful Care in a Facility-Based Child Birth in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Definitions of Respectful Care

Respectful care is an important professional, ethical and cultural aspect of

the provision of obstetric services. The White Ribbon Alliance (WRA), a voluntary

international level organization introduces the concept of respectful care in

maternity services as follows (WRA, 2019):

“Respectful maternity care (RMC) is defined as a universal human right

which is admissible to the entire childbearing women in each health system across

the globe”

The World Health Organization (WHO), which is the premier global-level

organization patronizing the provision of healthcare services across the world

defines respectful care in an elaborate manner. The World Health Organization

defines respectful care as the maternity care, the organization of and provision to

all the females undergoing child birth is arranged in such a way which ensures the

maintenance of their self-respect, dignity, privacy and confidentiality, while

ensuring protection from harm and manhandling/mistreatment and at the same time

enabling the women to make informed choices and provides continual support

throughout the various stages of labor and childbearing (WHO, 2019).

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Approaches to Respectful Maternity Care

As defined above, respectful maternity care comprises of the prevention of

mistreatment of the expectant mother which is made sure through a number of

approached. Some of the approaches which are employed to ensure respectful

maternity care include the following:

1. Promoting the Right to Respectful Maternity Care

The right to Respectful Maternity Care is promoted by the RMC charter,

which is laid down by the White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) establishing the right of

women to flawless quality of maternity services and Respectful Care while during

the phase of child birth and thereafter.

2. Mobilization of communities in demanding Respectful Maternity

Care

Another approach to respectful maternity care is mobilization of the

communities for demanding respectful maternity care by sensitizing the

community to demand for the same through media campaigns, establishment of

contact points and through general awareness activities.

3. Integrating the RMC charters into Training & Standards for

Healthcare Service Providers

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Respectful Care in a Facility-Based Child Birth in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Definitions of Respectful Care Respectful care is an important professional, ethical and cultural aspect of the provision of obstetric services. The White Ribbon Alliance (WRA), a voluntary international level organization introduces the concept of respectful care in maternity services as follows (WRA, 2019): “Respectful maternity care (RMC) is defined as a universal human right which is admissible to the entire childbearing women in each health system across the globe” The World Health Organization (WHO), which is the premier global-level organization patronizing the provision of healthcare services across the world defines respectful care in an elaborate manner. The World Health Organization defines respectful care as the maternity care, the organization of and provision to all the females undergoing child birth is arranged in such a way which ensures the maintenance of their self-respect, dignity, privacy and confidentiality, while ensuring protection from harm and manhandling/mistreatment and at the same time enabling the women to make informed choices and provides continual support throughout the various stages of labor and childbearing (WHO, 2019). Approaches to Respectful Maternity Care As defined above, respectful maternity care comprises of the prevention of mistreatment of the expectant mother which is made sure through a number of approached. Some of the approaches which are employed ...
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