Labour companionship and women’s experiences of mistreatment during childbirth: results from a multi-country community-based survey

• Özge Tunçalp,
• Thae Maung Maung,
• Joshua P Vogel,
• Mamadou Dioulde Balde,
• Khalidha Nasiri,
• Hedieh Mehrtash,
• Meghan A Bohren,
• Boubacar Alpha Diallo,
• Theresa Azonima Irinyenikan,
• Soe Soe Thwin,
• Adeniyi K Aderoba,
• Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh

Affiliations

Özge Tunçalp

3 UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Thae Maung Maung

1 Department of Medical Research, Ministry of Health and Sports, Yangon, Myanmar

Joshua P Vogel

8 Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Programme, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mamadou Dioulde Balde

Cellulle de Recherche en Sante de la Reproduction en Guinee (CERREGUI), Conakry, Guinea

Khalidha Nasiri

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Hedieh Mehrtash

Department of Global Health, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, Washington, USA

Meghan A Bohren

Centre for Health Equity, University of Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Boubacar Alpha Diallo

1 Cellulle de Recherche en Sante de la Reproduction en Guinee (CERREGUI), Conakry, Guinea

Theresa Azonima Irinyenikan

5 Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Clinical Schools, University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital Complex, Akure, Ondo, Nigeria

Soe Soe Thwin

Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Adeniyi K Aderoba

5 Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Clinical Schools, University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital Complex, Akure, Ondo, Nigeria

Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana