Postpartum Depression among Postnatal Women as a Result of Disrespect and Abuse during Labour and Delivery

Evidence suggests that health care providers habitually fail to provide respectful maternity care during facilitybased delivery. This study explored the relationship between disrespect and abuse experienced by women during child birth and postpartum depression.

Brenda Mubita, Viviane Sakanga, Ronald Kapesha, Paul Agina , Duke Mobegi, Herbert Tato Nyirenda, Nancy Choka , David Mulenga , Bright Mukanga, Emmanuel Chongwe, Robert Zulu, Inambao Mubiana. Postpartum Depression among Postnatal Women as a Result of Disrespect and Abuse during Labour and Delivery. Published on 23 September 2020    https://www.gavinpublishers.com/journals/article_in_press/journal-of-pregnancy-and-child-health.

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