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It is an individual-centered strategy founded on ethical and human rights principles. The objective of this systematic review is to identify the impact of income on maternal care and respectful maternity care in low- and middle-income countries. Materials and Methods: Data were searched from Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of Science, NCBI, CINAHL, National Library of Medicine, ResearchGate, MEDLINE, EMBASE database, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and Maternity and Infant Care database. This review followed PRISMA guidelines. The initial search for publications comparing low- and middle-income countries with respectful maternity care yielded 6000 papers, from which 700 were selected. The review articles were further analyzed to ensure they were pertinent to the comparative impact of income on maternal care. A total of 24 articles were included, with preference given to those published from 2010 to 2023 during the last fourteen years. Results: Considering this study\u2019s findings, respectful maternity care is a crucial component of high-quality care and human rights. It can be estimated that there is a direct association between income and maternity care in LMICs, and maternity care is substandard compared to high-income countries. Moreover, it is determined that the evidence for medical tools that can enhance respectful maternity care is sparse. Conclusions: This review highlights the significance of improving maternal care experiences, emphasizing the importance of promoting respectful practices and addressing disparities in low- and middle-income countries.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina59101842","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,10,17]],"date-time":"2023-10-17T08:08:33Z","timestamp":1697530113000},"page":"1842","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":31,"title":["Respectful Maternal Care Experience in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"59","author":[{"given":"Ayesha Babar","family":"Kawish","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Alshifa School of Public Health, AlShifa Trust, Rawalpindi 46200, Pakistan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7779-1929","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Muhammad Farooq","family":"Umer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Hofuf 31982, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Muhammad","family":"Arshed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Lahore, Near Bhuptian Chowk, Lahore 54590, Pakistan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6026-4997","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shahzad Ali","family":"Khan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of the Vice Chancellor, Health Services Academy University, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Assad","family":"Hafeez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Country Representative World Health Organization (WHO), Salmiya 20001, Kuwait"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Saman","family":"Waqar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Alshifa School of Public Health, AlShifa Trust, Rawalpindi 46200, Pakistan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,10,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"758","DOI":"10.1111\/anae.15948","article-title":"Current perspectives on maternity critical care","volume":"78","author":"Cranfield","year":"2023","journal-title":"Anaesthesia"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"113","DOI":"10.1016\/j.bpobgyn.2020.02.005","article-title":"Transforming intrapartum care: Respectful maternity care","volume":"67","author":"Bohren","year":"2020","journal-title":"Best Pract. 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