Mistreatment among Palestinian Mothers during Childbirth

This book is a study that took place in governmental hospital that provide maternity services in Gaza stripPalestine. Mistreatment during childbirth is a global issue that faces all the women around the world including Palestine. Because a lot of women started to speak up about their childbirth experience and their exposure to mistreatment is relatively high in some other countries. Ignoring this issue is going to worsen the health care services received by women.This study explores the types of mistreatment which women face more often during childbirth and how the exposure of mistreatment. We used a descriptive and cross-sectional design to provide an inclusive understanding of the prevalence of mistreatment among women during childbirth in GS. It also showed how previous exposure to mistreatment in past deliveries increased the chance of mistreatment in this delivery. Moreover it gives a prevailing and multidimensional concept about exposure to mistreatment among women during childbirth in GS. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of the women''s exposure to mistreatment during childbirth.