Knowledge of Postnatal Mothers regarding Respectful Maternity Care admitted in a selected Hospital, Odisha

Childbirth is a critical event in the life of a woman. However, pregnant women are still exposed to various forms of disrespect and abuse worldwide. World Health Organization (WHO, 2018) recommended respectful maternity care (RMC), which refers to providing supportive care without discrimination to all pregnant women. This study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge of postnatal mothers regarding RMC . A descriptive study was conducted among 40 postnatal mothers at the selected public hospital of Odisha. Knowledge regarding RMC was assessed with the help of structured interview schedule by the researcher. Total forty postnatal mothers were considered for this study and they were selected by purposive sampling technique. Data was collected with the help of Structured Interview Schedule to assess the level of knowledge regarding RMC. With regards to knowledge of mothers regarding RMC it reveals that around 27(72.5%) postnatal mothers had poor knowledge, 9(22.5%) postnatal mothers had average knowledge and 2 (5%) had good knowledge regarding RMC .