Pandiselvi et. al., International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology (ISSN: 2454-132X) © 2024, IJARIIT - All rights reserved. Website: www.ijariit.com Talk to Counselor: 9056222273 Page: 92 ISSN: 2454-132X Impact Factor: 6.078 (Volume 10, Issue 3 - V10I3-1190) Available online at: https://www.ijariit.com Respectful Maternity Care Practices During Labour Among Nursing Personnel Pandiselvi naveenpandi88@gmail.com Apollo College of Nursing, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Dr.K.Vijayalakshmi k.vijayalakshmi2000@gmail.com Apollo College of Nursing, Chennai-95, Tamil Nadu Dr.S.Vasantha vasanthishanju@gmail.com Bhaarath College of Nursing, Chennai, Tamil Nadu ABSTRACT Safe motherhood care is the right of every woman, and it is the responsibility of the welfare state to provide quality maternal health services. Respectful maternity care (RMC) is not only a quality indicator of maternity care, but it also assures that all childbearing women's essential human rights are protected. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the Respectful Maternity Care Practices during labor among 60 nursing personnel from maternity centers who were selected by consecutive sampling technique. The data was collected by observation method, using pretested and validated tools such as background variables proforma of nursing personnel and standardized white ribbon Alliance Charter on Respectful Maternity Care during labor. Results: The findings revealed that 96.7% of the nursing personnel exhibited moderately adequate practice in respectful maternity care. The global mean practice score was 30.60/52 ± 2.76 (58.84%). There was a significant association between selected background variables—age, years of experience, marital status, number of children—and the practice of nursing personnel on respectful maternity care (RMC) during labor (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The implementation of Respectful Maternity Care needs and change of attitudes of nursing personnel who render care during childbirth will address the issue of disrespect and abuse towards women and provide happy and fulfilling experiences for all women during labor. KEYWORDS: Practice, Respectful Maternity Care, and Nursing Personnel. Introduction: Safe motherhood care is the right of every woman, and it is the responsibility of the welfare state to provide quality maternal health services. World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines emphasize positive birth experience through Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) which promotes healthcare-seeking behaviour and access to emergency obstetrical care (World Health Organization,2017). This implies providing quality maternal care does not only require adequate equipment and professional skills but also positive attitudes from health workers to promote optimal interventions in maternity care (Ndwiga et al, 2017) An evaluative review was conducted among 125 women to assess the available standards for Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) and adapt them in the Indian context at Government Hospital. The beneficiaries were administered a questionnaire based on the domains of RMC. The findings clearly showed that health providers are maintaining RMC based on domains in a uniform manner and no patients were not satisfied. This shows overall respectful maternity care was well maintained from Government