The birth process will be followed by the same midwife from the beginning of the intrapartum period until the birth of the baby and placenta. In this process, positive respectful maternal care will be included in line with the recommendations of WHO (İsbir & Sercekuş, 2017).

Participants in the group will receive routine care normally provided only in the hospital. Within this care, from the beginning of the intrapartum period until the birth of the baby and placenta, the birth process will be followed under the supervision of a midwife or physician who is randomly available within the working conditions of the birth unit.

The birth process will be followed by the same midwife from the beginning of the intrapartum period until the birth of the baby and placenta. In this process, positive respectful maternal care will be included in line with the recommendations of WHO (İsbir & Sercekuş, 2017).

Measurement Tools Information Form (IF) (Appendix 1): This form was prepared in line with the literature (Liu et al., 2021) and includes socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of the participants.

Visual Analog Scale (VAS) (ANNEX-2): The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was developed by Price et al. in 1983 and is used to measure pain intensity and for pain monitoring. The VAS is 10 cm long and the two ends are named differently. On the scale, '0' indicates no pain and '10' indicates the most severe level of pain. The VAS is a measurement tool that is frequently and reliably used to assess labor pain (Price et al., 1983; Mutlu & Özkaya, 2021).

Birth Monitoring Form (DIF) (ANNEX-3) : It was aimed to evaluate the labour process with the labour monitoring form developed by the researchers. In the birth follow-up form, data obtained from pregnant women in G1 and G2 regarding cervical dilatation and dilatation, duration, frequency and intensity of contractions, time of delivery, and time of placental separation will be recorded.

Birth Comfort Scale (BCS) (ANNEX-4): It was developed by Kerri Durnell Schuiling in 2003, inspired by Kolcaba's comfort theory. The original version consists of fourteen items. The scale is a five-point Likert-type scale (1= Strongly disagree, 5= Strongly agree). Its Turkish validity and reliability was performed by Potur et al. There are three subscales/factors (environmental, physical, psychospiritual) in the Turkish version of the comfort of labour scale consisting of nine items. Items 2,3,4,6 of the scale are divided into sub-dimensions in the physical dimension, items 7,8 in the psychospiritual dimension and items 1,5,9 in the environmental dimension. A minimum of 9 and a maximum of 45 points can be obtained from the scale. The Cronbach Alpha value of the scale was found to be 0.75 (Potur et al., 2015).

Respectful Motherhood Care Scale (RMCS) (ANNEX-5): The scale was developed by Dişsiz et al. in 2023. With the five-point Likert-type scale, it was aimed to evaluate the respectful maternity care perceived by women between the 6th week and 1 year postpartum during pregnancy, birth and postpartum period. The scale consists of a total of 29 items and 3 sub-dimensions with mixed positive and negative statements. The sub-dimensions are 'Consensual Dignified Care (17 items)', 'Psychological Abuse and Care Neglect (7 items)' and 'Physical Violence, Privacy Violation and Discrimination (5 items)'. The highest total score that can be obtained from the scale is 145 and the lowest score is 29. An increase in the score obtained from the overall scale indicates that the woman's perception that she received respectful maternity care during pregnancy, birth and postpartum period increased, while a decrease indicates that the woman's perception that she received respectful maternity care during pregn