Labouring women perspectives on mistreatment during childbirth: a qualitative study.

Background: Respectful care during labour and childbirth, which has recently received a great deal of attention around the world, is vital for providing high-quality maternity care. However, this area has been underexplored in developing countries including Iran.

Research Aim: This study aimed to assess postpartum women's views regarding disrespect and abuse during labour and childbirth in Iran.

Midwives' knowledge and practice of Respectful Maternity Care: a survey from Iran.

Background: In the past decade, countries worldwide aimed to evaluate the quality of childbirth care and reduce the high rates of disrespect and abuse during childbirth. Few studies have attempted to identify providers' characteristics associated with respectful maternity care quantitatively. This study aims to evaluate midwives' knowledge and practice of respectful maternity care (RMC).

Psychometric evaluation of the women's perception of respectful maternity care scale Turkish version.

This study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Women's Perception of Respectful Maternity Care Scale. This methodological, cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2020 and July 2021. The sample of the study consisted of 259 women who had vaginal birth and gave birth to a healthy baby with normal birth weight.

Psychometric Evaluation of the Persian Version of the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ).

Women's childbirth experience is an outcome indicator for evaluating maternity care. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (P-CEQ). The study recruited two hundred and fifty primiparous postpartum women in the 1-3 months following birth from one private and three public hospitals in Mazandaran province, Iran.

Development and psychometric properties of Midwives' Knowledge and Practice Scale on Respectful Maternity Care (MKP-RMC).

Objective: To develop a scale for evaluating knowledge and practice of midwives on Respectful Maternity Care (RMC).

Methods: An exploratory sequential mixed method study was conducted from January 2018 to July 2019 in two non-teaching public hospitals in Tehran, Iran. In the first part of the study, a literature review and qualitative study were carried out in order to develop the preliminary item pool.

Midwives' perspectives of respectful maternity care during childbirth: A qualitative study.

The adoption of respectful maternity care during labor and birth is a complex process which needs both scientific and interpersonal skills of providers. In this regard, identifying the potential barriers and applying effective strategies for implementing respectful maternity care are essential. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of Iranian midwives regarding respectful maternity care during labor and childbirth.

Admitting women in active labour: A randomised controlled trial about the effects of protocol use on childbirth method and interventions.

Aim: To determine the effects of protocol of admitting women in active labour on childbirth method and interventions during labour and childbirth.

Methods: This single-blind randomised clinical trial was conducted in a public hospital in Mazandaran province (Iran) in 2017. Two hundred nulliparous low-risk women were randomly assigned into intervention and control groups.

A questionnaire to assess women's perception of respectful maternity care (WP-RMC): Development and psychometric properties.

Objective: To develop and assess the psychometric properties of Women's Perspection-Respectful Maternity Care (WP-RMC) Questionnaire.

Design: An exploratory sequential mixed method study was carried out from March to August 2018 in Tehran, Iran. The questionaire items were generated from the literature review and qualitatatve study.

Association of serum vitamin D levels and urinary tract infection in pregnant women: A case control study.

Objective: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common during pregnancy and can cause serious complications for the mother and fetus. Vitamin D, is known to have an effect on the urothelium, with immunomodulatory capacity against bacterial infection. This study explored the association between serum vitamin D levels and urinary tract infections in pregnant women.

Women's experiences of routine care during labour and childbirth and the influence of medicalisation: A qualitative study from Iran.

Objective: to understand women's experiences of routine care during labor and childbirth in a medicalised context.

Design: twenty-six in-depth interviews were conducted during the late postpartum period and thematic analysis was applied.

Setting: four public hospitals in Tehran with a high rate of births, providing services to low and middle income families.

An evaluation of the quality of care for women with low risk pregnanacy: The use of evidence-based practice during labour and childbirth in four public hospitals in Tehran.

Objective: there is a consensus that the adoption of evidence-based practice contributes to the improvement of maternity care. Iranian National Guidelines for Normal Childbirth included evidence-based practice and were disseminated to hospitals in 2006 but little is known about the success of implementation. This study investigates the provision of care during labour and childbirth in comparison with national guidelines in four public hospitals in Tehran.