Respectful maternity care and mistreatment: Women's experiences during induction of labor and childbirth in Ghana.

Background: Most studies on respectful maternity care (RMC) and mistreatment of women have focused on intrapartum care with limited information on how women are treated during induction of labor (IOL), pre-labor phase of the maternity care continuum. Emerging multi-country evidence indicates that nearly 30% of women who undergo IOL do not consent to the procedure and constitutes a violation of their rights to optimal maternal health. This study explored women's lived experiences of respectful care and mistreatment during IOL in a tertiary setting in Ghana.

Lived experiences of women during induction of labour at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: A qualitative study.

Induction of labour (IOL) has become a major and vital maternal health intervention to facilitate childbirth and minimize the rising caesarean section rates globally. However, there is limited information to facilitate appropriate client counselling, birth preparedness and informed decision making although the procedure has inherent tendency for adverse maternal/perinatal outcomes. Given the need for optimal client education and shared decision making in maternal health, this study explored women's knowledge and their lived experiences of IOL.

Factors associated with adverse obstetric events following induction of labour: a retrospective study in a tertiary hospital in Ghana.

Background: Induction of labour (IOL) remains an indispensable intervention in obstetric practice; however, it may be associated with significant untoward perinatal outcomes. This study determined the major adverse outcomes of IOL and the associated factors at a tertiary hospital in Ghana.

Methods: Retrospective study involving women with singleton gestations, conducted at the Korle Teaching Hospital in Ghana.

Preferred mode of childbirth among women attending antenatal clinic at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: a cross-sectional study.

Background: The preference for mode of childbirth by women is emerging as a global subject of interest to many researchers, especially with the steady increase in caesarean section (CS) rates with some countries exceeding the world health organization (WHO) recommended rate. This study explored the preferences of mode of childbirth and associated factors among pregnant women in Ghana.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among pregnant women at tertiary hospital in Ghana.

Venous thromboembolism risk and prophylaxis in hospitalized obstetric patients at a tertiary hospital in Accra, Ghana: A comparative cross-sectional study.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of venous thromboembolism risk and thromboprophylaxis among obstetric inpatients, comparing prenatal and postnatal women.

Methods: We assessed 546 obstetric inpatients at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital for the prevalence study. Out of this number, 223 were recruited, comprising 111 prenatal and 112 postnatal mothers.