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An Exploration of Maternal Health Care Providers Perspectives on Respectful
Maternity Care in the United States: A Scoping Review Protocol
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Ofori-Parku CY
Health Equity
2025[]; 9
(1
): 612-617
PMID41341077
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BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality and morbidity rates in the United States among
racially minoritized populations have continued to worsen over the past decade.
Reviews have examined the maternity care experiences and outcomes of Black
individuals in the United States. However, few reviews have examined maternal
health care providers' experiences in the United States. PURPOSE: To
comprehensively assess the current evidence and knowledge gaps related to
maternal health care providers' perspectives on providing respectful maternity
care to Black patients. METHOD: The methodology is in accordance with the
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis extension for
Scoping Reviews guidelines, and the Joanna Briggs Institute enhanced scoping
review framework. A literature search using medical subject headings on the terms
"Maternity care providers," "Perspective," "Respectful maternity care,"
"Person-centered maternity," "Compassionate maternity care" together with BOOLEAN
operators ("AND"/"OR") will be conducted via PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and
CINAHL. The search will be limited to studies conducted in the United States, in
English, and from 2013 to 2024. A Gray literature search will be conducted.
Retrieved articles will be imported into Zotero to remove duplicates and imported
to Covidence. Studies will be appraised using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. A
random-effects meta-analysis will be conducted based on the homogeneity of the
included studies. If quantitative synthesis or meta-analysis is not appropriate
due to the heterogeneity of the included studies, a combination of narrative and
thematic synthesis methodology will be employed. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethics
approval is not required for the scoping review, and these findings will be
submitted for open-access publication in peer-reviewed journals and presented at
scientific conferences. DISCUSSION: The findings from this scoping review will
help provide a comprehensive summary of clinicians' perspectives on delivering
facility-based maternity care free of discrimination and maltreatment, which can
significantly inform policies to enhance quality and equitable maternity care
services.
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