Vital Signs: Maternity Care Experiences - United States, April 2023

CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE: Approximately one in five women reported mistreatment during maternity care. Implementing quality improvement initiatives and provider training to encourage a culture of respectful maternity care, encouraging patients to ask questions and share concerns, and working with communities are strategies to improve respectful maternity care.PMID:37651304 | DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm7235e1

Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - August 31, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Yousra A Mohamoud Elizabeth Cassidy Erika Fuchs Lindsay S Womack Lisa Romero Lauren Kipling Reena Oza-Frank Katharyn Baca Romeo R Galang Andrea Stewart Sarah Carrigan Jennifer Mullen Ashley Busacker Brittany Behm Lisa M Hollier Charlan Kroelinger Trisha M Source Type: research