Investigating the Level of Maternal Respect in the Obstetrics Department of Educational Hospitals of the East Region of Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Master of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad university of medical sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 Master of Midwifery counseling, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad university of medical sciences, Mashhad, Iran

3 Associate professor, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

4 Associate professor, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

5 Master of Epidemiology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

Background: Disrespectful behavior during childbirth may lead to negative experiences that affect women's health long after delivery, mother-baby attachment, her future decisions about childbearing, and it is a clear against the professional ethics codes of caring for patients and pregnant mothers.
 
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 497 women who delivered and were hospitalized in the Obstetrics department in Iran. The sampeling method was available non-probability. The data collection tool included a demographic and midwifery characteristics questionnaire and the Mothers on Respect index (MORi). The data were analyzed by SPSS version 25 software and descriptive statistics and correlation test were used. P value less than 0.05 was considered significant.
 
Results: The mean total score of mother's respect was 43.01 ± 7.49. The average score of quality, rights and security dimensions of mother's respect was 10.44±5.60, 9.29±5.81 and 23.26±8.03, in order.
 
Conclusion: The overall level of honoring and commemorating mothers is at a “low” level. It is necessary to respect mothers during labor and delivery which can improve their quality of life. In addition, it is necessary to implement programs for midwifery health care providers to improve their knowledge and performance in the field of honoring mothers. Additionally, all mothers should be informed and empowered to know their health rights.

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Acknowledgements: This study is the result of a research proposal that was approved by Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (code: 4010812). We hereby thank and appreciate The Vice president for Research of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences and also to all the researchers whose studies were used in this study.

 

Availability of data and materials: The data that support the review findings of current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

 

Conflicts of interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

 

Consent for publication: Not applicable

 

Ethics approval and consent to participate: In order to comply with ethics in the research, the ethics code IR.MUMS.NURSE.REC.1401.074 was obtained from Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Written informed consents were obtained from all participants. Participation was entirely voluntary, and they were allowed to terminate the survey at any time they desired. All survey responses were entirely and all methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. The study was conducted according to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki.

 

Financial disclosure: None.

 

Author contributions: Karimi FZ and Rastegar M:  Conceptualization and designed the study and directed its implementation, including quality assurance and control And review And editing assisted in the interpretation of data and critically reviewed the manuscript. Ahmadinezhad G: assisted in the interpretation of data, review and editing.Khadivzadeh T and  Nouravaran Feizabadi M: Literature search, Data acquisition, Analysis and interpretation of data.

 

 

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Razavi International Journal of Medicine
Volume 13, Issue 1
special issue(Psychology in health
March 2025
Pages 176-184

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