Content validation and use of mothers on respect index to determine levels of respectful maternity care among women facing disadvantage, birthing in the Top End of the Northern Territory: a cross-sectional study
Overall, high levels of respectful maternity care were observed. First Nations women from remote communities, and refugee women within some domains, experienced lower levels of respect than others, perhaps resulting from ongoing systemic disadvantage. MORi content-validity was established for First Nations Australians, migrant and refugee women with disparity between cohorts observed. Continuity-of-carer, increased access to interpreters, and companion of choice may address some of these disparities.
Authors
- Stephanie T. Yerkovich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4163-4782)
- Maree R. Toombs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7481-167X)
- Deborah Richards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7363-1511)
- Anne B. Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1331-3706)
- Emily R Bowden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5958-6446)
- Robyn Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2099-0032)
- Gabrielle Britt McCallum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0210-1468)
- Meredith Porte
Institutions
- New South Wales Department of Health (AU)
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- Charles Darwin University (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Menzies School of Health Research (AU)
- Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Global Women s Health
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2025.1531904
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.11
Funders
- Australian Government
- Charles Darwin University
- National Health and Medical Research Council