Table 5 Other abuses excluding violence and excluding the lack of consent for medical procedures (N = 4569)
From: Is there respectful maternity care in Poland? Women’s views about care during labor and birth
Category of abuse | Types of staff behavior | N = number of respondents | Sample size | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No access to professional care | Undelicate treatment (internal examination, episiotomy repair) | 2597 | 8378 | 31.0 |
No access to lactation consultant | 1871 | 5740 | 32.6 | |
No support in breastfeeding | 2410 | 8378 | 28.8 | |
No support in dealing with depressed mood | 1395 | 8378 | 16.6 | |
No access to epidural anesthesia | 878 | 6744 | 13.0 | |
Care that violates the right to privacy/confidentiality | Some activities were done without respect for intimacy | 1617 | 8378 | 19.3 |
Improper relations between staff and women | Providing information in an incomprehensible way | 1432 | 8378 | 17.1 |
Not showing respect | 1368 | 8378 | 16.3 | |
Conversation in a rude and uncultured manner | 1190 | 8378 | 14.2 | |
Not giving all the information needed | 2954 | 8378 | 35.3 | |
Discrimination and stigmatization | The feeling of being discriminated or stigmatized | 739 | 8378 | 8.8 |