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International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing
2024, Vol. 6, Issue 1, Part B
Assessment of knowledge, practice and challenges regarding respectful maternity care (RMC) among midwives posted at labor room of selected public health care facilities, West Bengal
Umme Salma, Mousumi Samanta and Anupama Jash
Aim: To assess the knowledge regarding respectful maternity care (RMC) among midwives; identify the practice of respectful maternity care (RMC) among midwives; find out the challenges faced by midwives to provide respectful maternity care (RMC) to the laboring woman; and find out the correlation between knowledge and practices regarding respectful maternity care (RMC) among midwives.
Design:Descriptive survey research design.
Methods: Health Promotion Model as conceptual framework was adopted. 106 respondents were selected through non-probability purposive sampling technique. Structured knowledge questionnaire, observation checklist and 4 point rating scale were used for collection of data.
Results: 35.85% midwives had excellent knowledge, 74.53% had partial satisfactory practice and 73.59% midwives faced midrange reported challenges to provide RMC. Significant correlation between knowledge and practice (r=0.48 and t=5.61) of RMC at 0.01 level of significance was found.
Conclusion: Midwives were found to have good knowledge of RMC. But in actual scenario they failed to implement their knowledge into practice. There was scope for improvement in practice of midwives’ knowledge of RMC through the elimination of identified challenges.
Implication for the profession: The ground reality reported in the study will help identify knowledge-practice gap in RMC service and provide insights into the factors contributing to it.
Implication for practice/policy: It will help the government take the most appropriate decisions to frame policy for tackling the obstacles in providing RMC in public health care facilities to provide due human rights to the laboring mothers.
Impact: What is already known: Midwives in the study area were distributed in terms of their knowledge of RMC.
What this paper adds: Midwives failed to implement their knowledge of RMC into practice because majority (71.71%) of them faced various challenges. There are scopes for improvement in practice of midwives’ knowledge of RMC through the elimination of identified challenges in providing RMC.
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How to cite this article:
Umme Salma, Mousumi Samanta, Anupama Jash. Assessment of knowledge, practice and challenges regarding respectful maternity care (RMC) among midwives posted at labor room of selected public health care facilities, West Bengal. Int J Obstetrics Gynaecological Nurs 2024;6(1):106-117. DOI: 10.33545/26642298.2024.v6.i1b.144
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