Reddy B Venkatashiva
Department of Community Medicine, NRI Academy of Medical Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Jun;8(6):1821-1823. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_326_19.
Respectful maternity care is the new approach under National Health Mission providing services towards improved satisfaction of pregnant women while in the health facility. Maathru Samman Pants is a new transformational initiative respecting both the psychological and physiological concerns of the pregnant woman and her family during labor. Maathru Samman Pant is a pant with vulval opening which is appropriate in size to perform procedures like per vaginal examination, episiotomy, forceps, ventouse application, bladder catheterization, and delivery of baby and placenta with flap on the front and the back for privacy in various positions. This short communication outlines the background, features, benefits, and future directions of Maathru Samman Pants. I emphasize the need for dignified obstetric care, ensuring that all women receive high-quality, equitable, and respectful maternity care in all health facilities. To the present published literature, Maathru Samman Pants is the first of its kind in India for pregnant woman in normal labor. Innovation is vital to address patient needs in present tumultuous environment. Respectful maternity care standards need to be the designed in continuum with patient's perspectives. Therefore, I call on health system across various states to introduce Maathru Samman Pants, like Andhra Pradesh, thereby ensuring the respect of women's basic human right of dignity which is beyond the prevention of mortality and morbidity. The implications of this innovation (Maathru Samman Pants) should not be limited to India only; rather, it should be contemplated by the other health facilities worldwide.
尊重孕产妇护理是国家卫生使命下的新方法，旨在为孕妇在医疗机构期间提供服务，提高其满意度。Maathru Samman Pants是一项新的变革性举措，在分娩期间尊重孕妇及其家人的心理和生理需求。Maathru Samman Pant是一种带有外阴开口的裤子，尺寸合适，可用于进行诸如经阴道检查、会阴切开术、产钳助产、胎头吸引术、膀胱导尿以及分娩胎儿和胎盘等操作，前后都有翻盖，以便在各种姿势下保护隐私。本简短通讯概述了Maathru Samman Pants的背景、特点、益处和未来发展方向。我强调尊严产科护理的必要性，确保所有女性在所有医疗机构都能获得高质量、公平且尊重人的孕产妇护理。就目前已发表的文献而言，Maathru Samman Pants在印度是首例为正常分娩的孕妇设计的产品。在当前动荡的环境中，创新对于满足患者需求至关重要。尊重孕产妇护理标准需要从患者角度持续设计。因此，我呼吁各邦的卫生系统，如安得拉邦，引入Maathru Samman Pants，从而确保尊重女性超越预防死亡和发病的尊严这一基本人权。这一创新（Maathru Samman Pants）的影响不应仅限于印度；相反，全球其他医疗机构也应予以考虑。
