Disrespectful and abusive treatment during facility delivery in Tanzania: a facility and community survey

…, K Ramsey, W Moyo, LP Freedman - Health policy and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Although qualitative studies have raised attention to humiliating treatment of women during
labour and delivery, there are no reliable estimates of the prevalence of disrespectful and …

The evidence for emergency obstetric care

A Paxton, D Maine, L Freedman, D Fry… - International Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: We searched for evidence for the effectiveness of emergency obstetric care (EmOC)
interventions in reducing maternal mortality primarily in developing countries. …

Disrespect and abuse of women in childbirth: challenging the global quality and accountability agendas

LP Freedman, ME Kruk - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
signals a welcome shift in the perspective that should guide planning, implementation, and
assessment of maternal newborn health services: the analysis starts with what women need …

Human rights and reproductive choice

LP Freedman, SL Isaacs - Studies in family planning, 1993 - JSTOR
A central challenge in developing reproductive health strategies is giving real meaning to
the right of couples and individuals to determine, freely and responsibly, the number and …

Assessing health system performance in developing countries: a review of the literature

ME Kruk, LP Freedman - Health policy, 2008 - Elsevier
With the setting of ambitious international health goals and an influx of additional development
assistance for health, there is growing interest in assessing the performance of health …

[HTML][HTML] Defining disrespect and abuse of women in childbirth: a research, policy and rights agenda

LP Freedman, K Ramsey, T Abuya… - Bulletin of the World …, 2014 - SciELO Public Health
Women’s experiences of disrespect and abuse depend less on normative standards than on
the unwritten norms in their locality. A specific set of behaviours or conditions will be agreed …

Rebuilding health systems to improve health and promote statebuilding in post-conflict countries: a theoretical framework and research agenda

ME Kruk, LP Freedman, GA Anglin… - Social science & …, 2010 - Elsevier
Violent conflicts claim lives, disrupt livelihoods, and halt delivery of essential services, such
as health care and education. Health systems are often devastated in conflicts as health …

Practical lessons from global safe motherhood initiatives: time for a new focus on implementation

LP Freedman, WJ Graham, E Brazier, JM Smith… - The Lancet, 2007 - thelancet.com
The time is right to shift the focus of the global maternal health community to the challenges
of effective implementation of services within districts. 20 years after the launch of the Safe …

Achieving the MDGs: health systems as core social institutions

LP Freedman - Development, 2005 - Springer
Lynn Freedman argues that strategies for meeting the MDGs should be premised on an
understanding of health systems as core social institutions that help define the very experience …

Association between disrespect and abuse during childbirth and women's confidence in health facilities in Tanzania

S Kujawski, G Mbaruku, LP Freedman… - Maternal and child …, 2015 - Springer
Objectives In Tanzania, maternal mortality is high and coverage with health facility delivery
low, despite efforts to reduce barriers to utilization. Disrespect and abuse during childbirth …