Access to safe, quality and acceptable maternal health care can drastically reduce maternal mortality. Respectful maternity care is part of this and includes, in addition to appreciation, competence and care, that the pregnant or birthing woman has social support from a chosen attendant, that her privacy is respected, and that she is included in decisions and is free to choose her birthing position.
Our partner organisation AFAD has set itself the goal of not only applying respectful maternity care in the health district of Kpélé, but also of anchoring it in the Togolese health system so that the rights of pregnant and birthing women are respected. Through lobbying and advocacy work at national level, respectful maternity care is to be integrated into the training curriculum for midwives and obstetricians, and the standards (space requirements, privacy, etc.) of respectful maternity care are to be taken into account in the construction of maternity wards. The population should be informed about different birth positions and sensitized regarding the rights of pregnant and birthing women. It is important to get men on board as well.
https://togobreakingnews.info/afad-forme-accouchements-humanises-kpele/
https://www.africardv.com/societe/afad-grande-invitee-au-congres-des-sages-femmes-du-togo/
https://www.togoscoop.info/2022/05/afad-invite-dhonneur-du-congres-de.html
