Labour companionship and respectful treatment of women during childbirth: a cross-sectional study across 16 hospitals in Benin, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda
Our study adds evidence on the positive relation between labour companionship and physical and verbal abuse. The coverage of labour companionship was low across the four countries. We call for the implementation of labour companionship to allow for greater benefits of this practice.
Authors
- Jean‐Paul Dossou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1681-2604)
- Andrea B. Pembe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8090-3298)
- Phillip Wanduru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5934-2505)
- Kristi Sidney Annerstedt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8798-4027)
- Soha El-Halabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7107-9367)
- Claudia Hanson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8066-7873)
- Bianca Kandeya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8829-4618)
- Christian Mahugnon Agossou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1711-0508)
- Helle Mölsted-Alvesson
- Fadhlun M. Alwy Al‐beity (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2416-6876)
- Meghan A. Bohren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4179-4682)
Institutions
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- Kamuzu Central Hospital (MW)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Aga Khan University Nairobi (KE)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
- Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (MW)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Public Health
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2024-002462
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.99
Funders
- European Commission
- Vetenskapsrådet