Respectful Maternity Care: Concept Paper
Abstract
There are varying perceptions regarding the meaning of respectful maternity care (RMC) among
service providers and the women cared for despite being an area of concern for decades.
Objective
The objective of the concept paper was to determine what respectful maternity care means for the
purpose of measuring it.
Methodology
Walker and Avant (2011) concept analysis model was used to guide this paper.
The following search engines, Google Scholar, Pubmed and Medline were utilised to select 15
articles relevant to the concept of interest.
Results:
The meaning of RMC is not very clear to both clients and care givers, policies are not being
translated to action fully for effective RMC
Conclusion
The curricula of care providers’ education to emphasise on affective domain skills and further
research and action on findings to improve RMC.
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