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The review used the typology of Bohren <jats:italic>et al<\/jats:italic>. (2015). An internet search of PubMed, Google Scholar and JSTOR was conducted using the terms \u2018obstetric violence\u2019, \u2018mistreatment\u2019, \u2018disrespect and abuse\u2019 and \u2018dehumanized care\u2019. Studies based on empirical research on women\u2019s experiences during childbirth in health facilities in India were included in the review. The search yielded sixteen studies: one case study, two ethnographic studies, two mixed-methods studies, three cross-sectional qualitative studies, seven cross-sectional quantitative studies and one longitudinal quantitative study. The studies were analysed using the seven categories of mistreatment outlined by Bohren <jats:italic>et al<\/jats:italic>. (2015): 1) physical abuse, (2) sexual abuse, (3) verbal abuse, (4) stigma and discrimination, (5) failure to meet professional standards of care, (6) poor rapport between women and providers, and (7) health system conditions and constraints. An additional category of \u2018harmful traditional practices and beliefs\u2019 emerged from the Indian literature, which was also included in the review. Although geographically limited, the selected research highlighted varying prevalences of the different forms of \u2018obstetric violence\u2019 in both public and private birth facilities in India. \u2018Obstetric violence\u2019 in India was found to be associated with socio-demographic factors, with women of lower social standing experiencing greater levels of mistreatment. 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