India
A new mixed-methods study looks at how counselling, consent, and debriefing for cesarean sections actually play out across hospitals in Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh in India. Offers critical evidence for strengthening respectful CCD practices in maternal care systems.
India
An evidence round-up mapping how RMC is and isn't being taught to pre-service health workers — a useful reference for ARMCC members working on training and curriculum design.
India
Synthesizing 17 studies across 15 LMICs, including India and Nepal, this review shows how caste, poverty, age, and marital status compound to shape a woman's experience of RMC, and offers a conceptual model linking these factors to concrete accountability measures.
India
At India's first National Midwifery Training Institute, MGIMS built a decade-long, midwife-led RMC model spanning antenatal to postnatal care, backed by continuous quality improvement cycles and a zero-tolerance culture around patient abuse.
India
This presentation talks about how nearly three decades of advocacy by SMNF Nepal culminated in a landmark 2018 win: Respectful Maternity Care principles written into Nepal's Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Rights Act.
India
A scoping review of 61 studies across seven South Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) identifying ten themes of neglect, disrespect, and abuse in institutional birth settings, disproportionately affecting socially disadvantaged women. Calls for sustained investment in training and policy reform to mandate equitable RMC across the region.
India
A step-by-step guide on why and how to run a workshop on Respectful Maternity Care for midwives, including videos, lesson plans, PowerPoint slides, reference documents, and a facilitator guide. Materials are designed to be adapted for local use.
India
A practical resource guide organised across five domains of Respectful Maternity Care — dignity, communication, autonomy in decision-making, informed consent, and accountability offering actionable strategies for embedding person-centred practices into routine maternity care delivery.
India
This presentation on the WHO Compendium on Respectful Maternal and Newborn Care by Dr. Manjula Danansuriya from WHO explores practical approaches for translating respectful care principles into policy, service delivery, provider training, and accountability mechanisms.
India
This presentation by Dr. Sharmina Rahman from BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, Bagladesh showcases the experience of implementing Midwife-Led Care Centres in Bangladesh and their role in advancing respectful maternity care. It highlights how compassionate, evidence-based midwifery care can improve women’s childbirth experiences, increase trust in facilities, support physiological birth, and strengthen quality maternal and newborn care even in low-resource settings
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