Undignified Maternity Care During Childbirth: An Ethnographic Study on Midwives' Perspectives in a Community Healthcare Centre in South Africa.

Undignified care of women during labor has been associated with increased preventable maternal morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to explore midwives' perspectives on undignified care of women in a midwife's obstetric unit within a rural community healthcare center in South Africa. Using ethnographic methods, seven midwives were recruited to participate in individual interviews and participant observations were conducted in the unit.