WELCOME TO RMC RESOURCES

What is RMC Resources?

• A repository on all relevant evidence to promoting Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) and addressing disrespect and abuse (D&A) of childbearing women during facility births  
• A consolidated space for researchers and programmers to share formal research evidence, as well as programmatic and implementation experience 
• A online resource for networking within the RMC community of practice 
• A wiki, an open-source software for collaboration and knowledge sharing

What is Respectful Maternity Care?

• To learn more about Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) and addressing disrespect and abuse (D&A), please visit the following links:
• http://whiteribbonalliance.org/campaigns2/respectful-maternity-care/
• http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/topics/maternal_perinatal/statement-childbirth/en/
• The two above links from The White Ribbon Alliance and the World Health Organization provide a comprehensive overview of RMC. 
• To find specific materials on RMC and D&A, browse through this online resource website as described below   
• The Global Respectful Maternity Care Council is launching an effort called A World of Connections: Respectful Maternity Care, a publicly accessible database which makes identifying potential local, national and international partners and allies easier for organizations working in respectful maternity care. To access, click here. To take the survey and add your information, click the language of your preference: English, Spanish, French or Portuguese.  

Find Resources:

• NOTE: All resources are categorized into folders: Programs, Research, Laws and Policies, EIA2RMC Call Summaries
• Each folder has an About page that describes its contents and purpose
• 4 ways to start your search:

1. Use the SideBar on the right-hand side of the webpage to navigate! Clicking on the Sidebar links will bring you directly to the folders

2. Use the above Pages & Files tab to access folders' resources 

3.  Refer to the Common Searches page. The Common Searches page is a comprehensive list of topics and content found in this online resource tool. Clicking on tags will link you to related resources.

4. Type directly into the search bar

• Refer to the User Guide for additional help

Contribute Resources:

• We invite users to add resources to this online resource tool! Your contributions will ensure that RMC Resources remains up-to-date and relevant to the RMC field. 
1. Request access to edit
1. Submit a request to website administrators here
2. Once this access has been approved, create your PBworks account
3. Upload your resource to the appropriate folder and sub-folder
4. Create tags for your resource in order to describe its content and purpose. Tagging ensures that resources are searchable and well-organized. Refer to Common Searches page for a list of tags. 
• Please read the User Guide before submitting your resources.  

This website was made possible by the Global Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) Council and Subcommittee for Evidence-Informed RMC Approaches (EIA2RMC) in collaboration with the Maternal Health Task Force at the Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health and the USAID | Translating Research into Action (TRAction) Project.