Women’s Experiences With Maternity Care in Public and Private Healthcare Facilities in Western India: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

The study emphasizes the critical need for a multi-pronged approach to improve maternal healthcare in India. To ensure respectful and high-quality maternity care, possible measures include provider training to enhance competencies to be more responsive to women's needs, encouraging effective communication, strengthening system-level support, and empowering women to voice their needs during childbirth. Prospective research to understand local contextual elements, societal norms, and patient-provider communication would be valuable.