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Respectful care in labour

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Date
11/2016
Author
Stones, William
Keywords
Maternity care
Labour and delivery
Clinical standards
Reproductive rights
RG Gynecology and obstetrics
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Abstract
Provision of respectful care in labour requires awareness of the special circumstances of childbirth as a natural process. The need for woman centred humanistic care runs alongside the duty to provide access to clinical interventions as required, recognising the limitations of risk assessment. Avoidance of over medicalisation and inappropriate interventions contributes to respectful care, as does leadership to develop and sustain good working relationships among staff, so that women experience care provided by staff who are functioning at their best. Institutionalising respectful care provision alongside evidence based clinical practice represents the goal of ‘mother-baby friendly birthing facilities’ as advocated by FIGO.
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Stones , W 2016 , ' Respectful care in labour ' , Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Reproductive Medicine , vol. 26 , no. 11 , pp. 341-342 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2016.08.005
Publication
Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Reproductive Medicine
Status
Non peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2016.08.005
ISSN
1751-7214
Type
Journal article
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© 2016, Elsevier. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at www.sciencedirect.com / https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2016.08.005
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/11621

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