Providing respectful maternity care in northern Ghana: A mixed-methods study with maternity care providers.

Objective: This study explored providers' perspectives and behavior regarding respectful maternity care, including knowledge, attitudes, and practices.

Design: Mixed-methods cross-sectional study combining quantitative survey data, qualitative interviews, and observations of labor and delivery across four health facilities SETTING: Government health facilities in rural northern Ghana PARTICIPANTS: 43 front-line maternity care providers completed a survey of practice patterns before a quality of care training. We then used purposive and convenience sampling to recruit a sub-sample for in-depth interviews (N=17), and convenience sampling and self-selection to observe approximately half (N=8) providing clinical care.

A Rapid Review of Available Evidence to Inform Indicators for Routine Monitoring and Evaluation of Respectful Maternity Care.

Background: Some opportunities to routinely capture and improve respectful maternity care (RMC) during facility-based childbirth include quality improvement (QI) initiatives, community-based monitoring efforts through community score cards (CSC), and performance-based financing (PBF) initiatives. But there is limited guidance on which types of RMC indicators are best suited for inclusion in these initiatives. We sought to provide practical evidence-based recommendations on indicators that may be used for routine measurement of RMC in programs.

Provider knowledge and perceptions following an integrated simulation training on emergency obstetric and neonatal care and respectful maternity care: A mixed-methods study in Ghana.

Introduction: Little is known about the effect of integrating respectful maternity care into clinical training programs. We sought to examine the effectiveness of an integrated simulation training on emergency obstetric and neonatal care and respectful maternity care on providers' knowledge and self-efficacy, and to asess providers' perceptions of the integrated training.

Methods: The project was piloted in East Mamprusi district in Northern Ghana.