A client /family centered maternity care study on Madam Antwiwaa Ophilia

Abstract

Client and family centered maternity care is a systematic approach of carrying out holistic and individualized care to both the expectant mother and her family during the period of pregnancy, labour and puerperium. The study is carried out by a student midwife based on a thoughtful understanding of the client as a unique individual with specific problem and needs and to assist her solve them. The client and family are assured of confidentiality. The aim of the family centered maternity care study is to obtain the best possible healthy outcome for the client and her family members. The study also offers the student midwife the maximum opportunity to use the knowledge acquired in the classroom to assess herself. The care study is an academic project which gives the student midwife the chance to choose a client and manage her from period of pregnancy to ten days’ early puerperium.The student midwife uses the nursing process which involves assessment, diagnose, planning, intervention and evaluation to adequately care for the client. The care study forms part of the academic exercise and also in partial fulfillment of course requirement by the nursing and midwifery council to enable the student midwife obtains a certificate in midwifery.