A client / family centered maternity care study on Mrs. Winnifred Mensah

Abstract

Birth is a dynamic and transforming experience, both on an individual and the societal level, and has the power to profoundly affect the lives of those involved. It is a physiological process characterized by non-intervention, a supportive environment and empowerment of the woman. The client and family centered maternity care study is a study of the care rendered to a pregnant woman and her family. The study starts during pregnancy, continues through labour and ends after a successful puerperium. The study gives the student midwife the opportunity to ensure proper management of pregnancy, labour and puerperium. The client and family centered maternity care study also forms part of the partial fulfilment for the award of a professional certificate in midwifery by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana by the end of the three-year training as a midwife.