Frequency of reported abuse, stigma and discrimination during facility-based childbirth among migrant mothers and their suggestions for improvement: a mixed method WHO standards-based multicentre study in Italy

This study shows that both migrant and non-migrant mothers are exposed to abuse, stigma and discrimination during childbirth, and that both are willing to provide practical suggestions, which should be used for planning actions to improve QMNC.

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BMJ Open
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2025-10-01
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-102009
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Migration, Health and Trauma
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Frequency of reported abuse, stigma and discrimination during facility-based childbirth among migrant mothers and their suggestions for improvement: a mixed method WHO standards-based multicentre study in Italy

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BMJ Open
Migration, Health and Trauma
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Frequency of reported abuse, stigma and discrimination during facility-based childbirth among migrant mothers and their suggestions for improvement: a mixed method WHO standards-based multicentre study in Italy

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Abstract

This study shows that both migrant and non-migrant mothers are exposed to abuse, stigma and discrimination during childbirth, and that both are willing to provide practical suggestions, which should be used for planning actions to improve QMNC.

BMJ OpenVol. 15(10)
University of Trieste (IT), The University of Texas at Arlington (US), IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo (IT), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB), Ospedale Sant Antonio (IT), Azienda Sanitaria Locale Viterbo (IT), Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria Degli Angeli (IT), Danieli (Italy) (IT), Ospedale di Latisana (IT), Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia di Udine (IT), Ospedale di Monfalcone (IT), Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste (IT)
American Society of Forensic Odontology, Ministero della Salute
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