This landscape analysis report analyzed available evidence on disrespect and abuse in facility-based birth. Based on the published literature as well as in-depth interviews with experts, the analysis found that a “lack of respectful and non-abusive care at birth may encompass many points along a continuum that spans dignified, patient centered care, non-dignified care, and overtly abusive maternal care. Examples of disrespect and abuse include subtle humiliation of women, discrimination against certain sub-groups of women, overt humiliation, abandonment of care and physical and verbal abuse during childbirth.”