Mistreatment of Women during Childbirth and Associated Factors in Northern West Bank, Palestine.

Mistreatment of women during childbirth is a clear breach of women's rights during childbirth. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of mistreatment of women during childbirth in the north of West Bank, Palestine. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 269 women within the first 16 weeks of their last vaginal childbirth to understand the childbirth events by using proportionate stratified random sampling.

Development and validation of a new questionnaire to measure mistreatment of women during childbirth, satisfaction of care, and perceived quality of care.

Objective: This study aims to develop and validate a new questionnaire to measure mistreatment of women during childbirth and its association with satisfaction and perceived quality of care among women in West Bank, Palestine.

Research Design /setting: A cross-sectional validation study was conducted in middle and south of West Bank from February 2019 to June 2020. Two-hundred postpartum women were given self-administered and online questionnaire.

Exploring factors contributing to mistreatment of women during childbirth in West Bank, Palestine.

Background: Respectful care during childbirth is a universal right for each woman in every health system, and mistreatment of women during childbirth is a major breach of this right.

Aim: This study aimed to explore the views of Palestinian women and healthcare providers regarding factors contributing to the mistreatment of women during childbirth at childbirth facilities in the West Bank, Palestine.

Methods: A qualitative study was conducted in the West Bank, Palestine, from February 2019 to April 2019.

Women's satisfaction with midwife-led continuity of care: an observational study in Palestine.

Objectives: A midwife-led continuity model of care had been implemented in the Palestinian governmental health system to improve maternal services in several rural areas. This study investigated if the model influenced women's satisfaction with care, during antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period.

Design: An observational case-control design was used to compare the midwife-led continuity model of care with regular maternity care.