Module 04:
Promoting Respectful Maternity and Newborn Care
Welcome to the fourth module in the ERMC course. This module has been developed to further your knowledge of the consequences of disrespectful care for women during labor and birth and ways to promote ERMC. A list of resource requirements to promote ERMC is also provided, as well as an example of a case scenario of providing ERMC. Finally, this module will end with a post-course completion survey that includes reflection on equity and respect in maternity care.
Module 04:
Promoting Respectful Maternity and Newborn Care
Welcome to the fourth module in the ERMC course. This module has been developed to further your knowledge of the consequences of disrespectful care for women during labor and birth and ways to promote ERMC. A list of resource requirements to promote ERMC is also provided, as well as an example of a case scenario of providing ERMC. Finally, this module will end with a post-course completion survey that includes reflection on equity and respect in maternity care.
Take Home Message
There are various consequences of disrespectful care to women during labor and birth.
The AWHONN developed evidence-based recommendations to promote RMC in the United States.
These strategies were developed to address and reduce disrespectful maternity care, focusing on interpersonal and structural changes to improve maternal outcomes and experiences.
The problem of disrespect and abuse is multifactorial. Therefore, resources at multiple levels should be considered to promote RMC.
In 2019, the IMBCO and the FIGO released The International Childbirth Initiative (ICI): Twelve Steps to Safe and Respectful MotherBaby-Family Maternity Care.