Improving the Quality of Maternity Care
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Care Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2025 | Viewed by 39
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Interests: maternal health; midwifery education; respectful maternity care; sexual health; group antenatal care
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Dear Colleagues,
While there have been improvements in maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity globally over the past two decades, these improvements have not been universal. Some regions have seen little to no progress, and in countries like the United States, maternal mortality has even increased [1]. Maternity care must incorporate evidence-based interventions that respect women’s preferences. Central to all maternity care is the provision of respectful care, which the World Health Organization defines as including freedom from abuse and violence, informed consent, privacy, effective communication and shared decision-making, dignity, respect, safety, and justice [2]. To successfully reduce maternal and infant mortality and morbidity, access to quality care is essential at every stage of the childbearing process. This includes comprehensive reproductive health services, antenatal care, intrapartum care, and postnatal care. Improving maternal and newborn outcomes in a way that is inclusive and reduces disparities is achievable, but it requires sustained and coordinated efforts from both providers and policymakers.
- UNFPA, UNICEF, Organization WH, Group WB, Division the UNP. Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017|UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund. WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division. Published online 2019:104.
- World Health Organization. Intrapartum Care for a Positive Childbirth Experience WHO Recommendations.; 2018. Accessed August 1, 2020. http://apps.who.int/bookorders.
Dr. Ruth E. Zielinski
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- pregnancy
- childbirth
- postpartum
- maternal health
- perinatal outcomes
- respectful maternity care
- evidence based maternity care
- obstetric care
- midwifery care
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