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Background -Provision of respectful maternity care is in accordance with a human rights-based approach to reducing maternal morbidity and mortality. Respectful maternity care could improve mother's satisfaction of labor and childbirth and address health inequalities. The objectives of the study are to assess the level of respectful maternity care and satisfaction level among postnatal mothers of a selected hospital, West Bengal. Methods and Materials- A descriptive survey study was conducted in Postnatal ward of Contai SD Hospital, Contai, Nandigram Health District, Purba Medinipur. The data was collected from 100 postnatal mothers selected by purposive sampling technique with the help of semi structured questionnaire and Likert Scale. Data was entered and transported to SPSS for windows program version 20. Results- The result showed that the 24% postnatal mothers received high level of respectful maternity care 61% received moderate level of respectful maternity care and 15% mothers received low level of respectful maternity care. Among 100 postnatal mothers 15%were highly satisfied,74% moderately satisfied whereas only 11% were dissatisfied related to respectful maternity care. There were a moderate positive relationship (r=0.314) between the level of respectful maternity care and satisfaction level of postnatal mothers. But there was no significant association [?2df(1)=3.84, df (2)=5.99, P<0.05 ] between the level of respectful maternity care with selected background information as well as the satisfaction level with selected background information [?2 df(1)=3.84), df (2)=5.99 ), p <0.05]. Conclusion- The study showed that mothers' satisfaction depends on the Respectful Maternity Care. Awareness of the staff nurses regarding respectful maternity care and women's right can improve friendly, timely and abuse free care.