Development and Assessment of Respectful Maternity Care Questionnaire in Iran.
Simin Taavoni, Zahra Goldani, Narges Rostami Gooran and 1 others
PMID 30465006WHAT IT FOUND
A 59-item questionnaire asked Iranian women about respectful care in labour, delivery and postpartum.
Their answers were consistent, but this is an assessment tool, not proof that maternity care improved.
Key findings
01The final instrument had 59 questions about respectful maternity care during labour, delivery and postpartum.
02The structure test used interview responses from 453 participants.
03The whole questionnaire showed consistent responses, with an overall value of 0.93 on a scale where 0.70 is acceptable.
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How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for RNs
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What it does not show
The tool was developed and tested only in Iran, so its wording and scores may not fit other maternity systems. Women with a caesarean history and recent severe stress were excluded, so it was not tested in those groups. The study tested questionnaire responses, not whether care or patient outcomes changed.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the questionnaire's good scores as proof that maternity care is respectful or that using it improves outcomes. The study tested how women answered the questions, not whether care changed.