Respectful care in labour

Stones, William (2016) Respectful care in labour. Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, 26 (11). pp. 341-342. ISSN 1751-7214

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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, William ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0699-2381;
    • Item type:Article
      ID code:71622
      Dates:
      Date
      Event
      30 November 2016
      Published
      7 September 2016
      Published Online
      Keywords:maternity care, labour and delivery, clinical standards, reproductive rights, Gynecology and obstetrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Reproductive Medicine
      Subjects:Medicine > Gynecology and obstetrics
      Department:Faculty of Engineering > Civil and Environmental Engineering
      Depositing user: Pure Administrator
      Date deposited:02 Mar 2020 14:53
      Last modified:26 Mar 2021 01:57
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      URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/71622
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