Respectful Maternity Care (RMC)

The Global Respectful Maternity Care Council presents the Respectful Maternity Care Charter: Universal Rights of Women and Newborns, updated to clearly articulate the rights of women and newborns during maternity care. CLICK HERE FOR THE 2019 UPDATED RMC CHARTER AND RESOURCES.

The following resources are pending updates, however, we encourage you to continue using them in your efforts to ensure that all women receive respectful, dignified care during pregnancy and childbirth.

GUIDES

• Advocating for RMC: English; Spanish
• RMC and the Media: English; Spanish
• 5 Approaches to RMC
• Universal Rights of Childbearing Women Charter: Arabic; French; Spanish
• International Childbirth Initiative: 12 Steps to Safe and Respectful MotherBaby-Family Maternity Care

REPORTS & POLICY BRIEFS

Provide a roadmap for donors, advocates, policy-makers and practitioners to advocate for respectful maternity care at the local, national and global level.

• RMC Impact Brief
• Office of the High Commissioner Report
• Pulling Back the Curtain on D&A: English; French
• Disrespect & Abuse in Childbirth and Respectful Maternity Care: English; Spanish
• RMC and Human Resources for Health: English, Spanish
• RMC & Social Accountability: English; Spanish

TOOLS

Shareable slide decks, printouts, and hands-on tools with information and examples of RMC for maternal and newborn health.

• RMC Poster: Arabic; Croatian; Greek; Hindi; Italian; Spanish
• RMC Brochure: Arabic; French; Spanish
• RMC Wiki Database

PowerPoint Presentations

• RMC: Tackling Disrespect & Abuse During Facility-Based Childbirth (Original); (Extended)
• RMC for Healthcare Workers: Tackling Disrespect & Abuse During Facility-Based Childbirth

Videos

• Find a variety of RMC-themed videos at the RMC playlist

Midwifery

TOOLS

• Midwives’ Voices, Midwives’ Realities: English; Spanish
• The State of the World’s Midwifery 2014 Report (External Link)
• Advocacy Approaches to Promote Midwives and the Profession of Midwifery
• Be in Science-Choose Midwifery: English Brochure; Kiswahili Brochure
• Midwifery-themed videos at Midwives’ Voices and Young Midwifery Leaders

Citizen-Led Accountability

TOOLS

• What Women Want global findings report. 1.2 million women surveyed.
• Opportunities for Citizen-Inclusive Accountability for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health
• WRA Nigeria: Setting the Stage for Increased Accountability
• WRA Pakistan: Building Citizen-Led Campaigns for Better Maternal Care
• Social Accountability for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health in Tanzania
• Improving Maternal Health Measurement Capacity and Use – Final Meeting Reports: Bangladesh, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya
• Find a variety of citizens’ voices and related videos on the Citizens’ Post Playlist 

Self-Care

REPORTS & POLICY BRIEF

• Igniting a Self-Care Movement for Sexual and Reproductive Health – Advocacy Consultations Summary: English; French
• Self-Care Policy Brief: English; Spanish
• Self-Care Policy Paper Executive Summary: English; Spanish
• Self-Care Country-Level Campaign Summary: English; Spanish
• Every Woman Every Child Self-Care Case Study

TOOLS

• Self-Care Communication Toolkit: English; Spanish
• Self-Care Model and Impact Infographic: English; Spanish, High-Res Versions to Print: English, Spanish
• Self-Care: FAQs
• Toolkit for advocates, decision makers, health professionals, program implementers
• Find a variety of self-care related videos on the Self-Care Playlist of WRA’s YouTube Channel