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Respectful Maternity Care

The past two decades have been marked by substantive progress in reducing maternal and child deaths, but progress has often been slow to reach those who need it most. Provision of quality care is uneven, often failing to respect the rights and dignity of those who seek it. In 2011, White Ribbon Alliance launched a global campaign to promote a clear standard for respectful maternity care (RMC), rooted in international human rights. Working with global organizations, White Ribbon Alliance produced the ground-breaking Respectful Maternity Care Charter, which was updated in 2018 to delineate the rights of newborns, and is actively used to raise awareness and create policy change worldwide. As part of this work, White Ribbon Alliance convenes the Global Respectful Maternity Care Council, a robust community of maternal health researchers, practitioners, advocates, policymakers and programmers, who work to advance respectful, dignified and rights-based care for all women and newborns.

Respectful Maternity Care

Citizen-led Accountability

Midwifery

Self-care

Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) Resources

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.

2019 UPDATED RMC RESOURCE SUITE

RMC CHARTER: Respectful Maternity Care Charter: Universal Rights of Women and Newborns: Arabic, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian.
RMC BROCHURE:
- Commercial print-ready informational brochure: Arabic; English; French; Italian; Spanish; Russian
- US letter desktop printer ready informational brochure: Arabic; English; French; Italian; Spanish; Russian
- A4 desktop printer ready informational brochure: Arabic; English; French; Italian; Spanish; Russian
RMC POSTER: Arabic; English; French; Italian; Spanish; Russian
POWERPOINT TEMPLATES: English, French, Spanish
SOCIAL MEDIA: Social Media Toolkit
PODCAST: Brave Voices Bold Actions Podcast; Season 1: Respectful & Dignified Care

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

RMC Advocacy Guide: English Spanish
RMC and the Media: English; Spanish
5 Approaches to RMC
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
Honoring Women’s Demands: English; French; Spanish
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 Wiki Database
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