“Letting themselves go during care” – exploring patient autonomy during co-designed intrapartum care in a Beninese maternity ward
The results pointed to women's experiences of limited patient autonomy and their use of alternative and spiritual care practices to reclaim their patient autonomy. This study identified spiritual autonomy as an emergent dimension of patient autonomy. Increasing women's autonomy during childbirth may improve their experiences of childbirth, and the provision of quality and respectful maternity care.
Authors
- Jean‐Paul Dossou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1681-2604)
- Armelle Vigan
- Christelle Boyi Hounsou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3745-6434)
- Claudia Hanson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8066-7873)
- Gisèle Houngbo
- Regine Unkels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6348-1620)
- Helle Mølsted Alvesson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6109-7203)
- Nicole S. Rodriguez Neufeld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6269-7884)
- Alice Stockart
Institutions
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-06777-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.11
Funders
- Karolinska Institutet