Status of respectful maternity care for women underwent normal vaginal delivery in selected hospitals in Rishikesh: A mixed-method study.

Background: Many women face disrespectful and abusive treatment during childbirth in facilities worldwide. Such treatment violates women's rights to respectful care and jeopardizes their rights to life, health, bodily integrity, and equality. This study aims at identifying the status of respectful maternity care (RMC) in selected hospitals in Rishikesh.

The effect of heat therapy on pain intensity, duration of labor during first stage among primiparous women and Apgar scores: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Heat therapy may help in reducing pain during labor as it blocks the receptors of pain, according to gate control theory. This systematic review and meta-analysis study aims to evaluate the effect of heat therapy (HT) systematically and critically on pain intensity, duration of labor during the first stage of labor and Apgar scores.

Methods: We searched for randomized controlled trials published until October 2020 in PubMed/Medline, EMBASE, ClinicalKey, Ovid Discovery, and other sources.

Efficacy of Ginger in the Treatment of Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

It has been evidenced that very few systematic reviews have examined the effectiveness of ginger for pain duration and its severity among women with primary dysmenorrhea. This meta-analysis was therefore performed to methodically incorporate and significantly evaluate randomized controlled ginger studies for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea. The literature was searched using PubMed, Embase, Ovid, ClinicalKey, Medline, and electronic database.