Table 3 Midwives’ Knowledge of Respectful Maternity Care
From: Midwives’ knowledge and practice of Respectful Maternity Care: a survey from Iran
Domain | Item | (n = 250) n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Correct | ||
Giving emotional support | 1.Warm welcoming in entering to labor unit | 246 (98.4) |
2.Showing around maternity labor unit’s environment | 234 (93.6) | |
3. Establishing friendly communication | 242 (96.8) | |
4. Encouraging and giving calming touch | 217 (86.8) | |
5. Calling laboring woman’s name as she desires | 215 (86) | |
6. Providing accurate and clear information about progress of labor, received care and interventions | 238 (95.2) | |
7. Providing friendly environment to ask questions | 234 (93.6) | |
8. Providing comfortable and calming environment | 227 (90.8) | |
9. Freedom in choosing birthing position | 195 (78) | |
10. Having companion of choice upon request | 224 (89.6) | |
11. Respecting laboring woman’s and her companions’ beliefs and culture | 234 (93.6) | |
12. Providing appropriate environment for companions | 213 (85.2) | |
Providing safe care | 13. Continuous or timely presence beside | 233 (93.2) |
14. Keeping medical records and the results of tests and consultations confidential | 241 (96.4) | |
15. Obtaining informed consent before performing any care and interventions | 228 (91.2) | |
16. Providing equal care to all laboring woman regardless of their socio-economic status, ethnicity, etc. | 238 (95.2) | |
17. Providing evidence-based and up-to-date childbirth care | 235 (94) | |
18. Providing pain relief | 227 (90.8) | |
19. Paying attention to safety in providing care and interventions | 243 (97.2) | |
20. Providing accurate information about progress of labor to companions | 238 (95.2) | |
Preventing mistreatment | 21. Attendance of unnecessary person during performing procedure | 62 (24.8) |
22. Physical violence in the case of non-cooperation | 44 (17.6) | |
23. Shouting at the laboring woman in case of non-cooperation | 58 (23.2) |