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Part D: Respectful Care Respectful care includes treating women with dignity, courtesy, kindness and understanding. Respectful care acknowledges women’s individuality, reflects genuine care for their wellbeing, and allows them the time they need to make decisions. In an attempt to avoid typically high and less useful global ratings of health care, researchers have begun to move away from the concept of patient satisfaction and focus on more useful specific patient experiences of care (Wiegers, 2009). We have reported on four indicators of respectful care. Indicator 7: Do care providers treat women with respect The Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights highlights that “patients and consumers have a right to receive care in a manner that is respectful of their culture, beliefs, values and characteristics like age and gender” (ACSQHC, 2009). Women in receipt of maternity care services have a right to be treated with dignity and consideration by their care providers. The Code of Good Medical Practice states that “good medical practice involves treating your patients with respect at all times” (AMC, 2009), which can be used as a target for delivering gold standard care. Indicator 8: Do care providers treat women with kindness and understanding To provide holistic care during labour and birth, care providers should ensure that women’s needs are met both physically and psychologically (ANMC, 2006). Having a care provider who demonstrates support and compassion is rated very highly by women as contributing to a positive experience of labour and birth (Lavender et al., 1999). Indicator 9: Do care providers genuinely care about women’s wellbeing Woman-centred care is care that prioritises the needs and preferences of each individual woman over the needs of care providers, facilities and the maternity care system. Demonstrating genuine care for women’s wellbeing can be seen as a component of delivering care that is genuinely woman-centred. Indicator 10: Do care providers respect women’s decisions The Australian Medical Council supports the view that in order to deliver good patient care, care providers must respect and recognise that patients have a right to make their own decisions about their care (AMC, 2009). While care providers have a responsibility to provide unbiased information about all available options, the final decision in any given situation ultimately remains at the discretion of the patient. Part of respecting a woman in maternity care is also respecting her ability to make decisions that are best suited to her individual needs and circumstances. 20
Indicator 7: Do care providers treat women with respect Gold standard care is defined as women feeling that they were treated with respect ‘all of the time’. We asked women how frequently the following statement was reflective of their care: “When I saw care providers during my labour and birth, they treated me with respect.” Women could indicate ‘all of the time’, ‘some of the time’ or ‘not at all’. The graph displays the percentages of women who said that their care providers treated them with respect ‘all of the time’, ‘some of the time’ and ‘not at all’. All of the time Some of the time Not at all STATEWIDE PUBLIC 85 14 1 Gold Coast Hospital (n=336) 84 15 1 Gold Coast Birth Centre (n=28) 100 STATEWIDE PRIVATE 93 7 John Flynn Private Hospital (n=107) 94 6 Pindara Private Hospital (n=240) 95 5 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Best public hospitals in Queensland: Goondiwindi Hospital 100% Longreach Hospital 100% Mareeba Hospital 100% Stanthorpe Hospital 100% Best public birth centres in Queensland: Gold Coast Birth Centre 100% Mackay Birth Centre 100% Townsville Birth Centre 100% Best private hospital in Queensland: What do women say about their care “The midwife team never used fear as a motivator but operated from a positive focus to achieve the best outcome for both me and my baby. It was such a positive experience and I felt safe, respected and supported throughout the labour/birth this to me is the best way to have a baby.” “After delivery and my shower, I had to wait in the delivery room for quite a while. I could not rest as the bed hadn't been cleaned up… I was finally taken to my bed, exhausted, but was then asked to complete paperwork… it was a very busy night, but I feel this could perhaps have been handled a bit better” Mater Mothers’ Private Redland 99% 21
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