A Client/Family Centered Maternity Care Study on Madam Beatrice Biakanena Enoch

Abstract

Client and Family Centred Maternity Care Study is a holistic obstetric nursing care rendered to a pregnant woman and her family so as to improve quality health and client satisfaction. This care is rendered right from pregnancy through labour to the end of puerperium. This is based on the understanding of the woman as a unique individual with physical, spiritual, psychological and socio-economic needs. It also helps to prepare the family psychologically in their reception of a new family member. This family centred maternity care study gives a student midwife the necessary opportunity to utilize or put into practice her acquired knowledge in the classroom and to identify clients problem in order to manage her well during pregnancy, labour and then puerperium. Lastly, it helps the student midwife to gain knowledge in the changes that has brought about new management ideas and practices of audit and quality assurance in the various hospitals, clinics and maternity homes. It is done by every final year student of registered midwifery program to satisfy the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana for the award of licensing professional certificate in midwifery.