A client/family centered maternity care study on madam Boahemaa Helina

Abstract

Family centered maternity care study is a systematic approach of rendering holistic midwifery care to gravid woman and her family throughout pregnancy, labour and puerperium base on a thoughtful understanding of the client as a unique individual with special problems and needs. The family centered maternity care is mainly based on total nursing care in which the physical, psychological, spiritual, social, and rehabilitative aspect of the client is considered. It includes the expectant mother, her family and the community in preparing towards the impending arrival of a new family member. The client and family centered maternity care study also helps students midwives to make good use of the new trends in midwifery like the use of partograph to monitor client in the first stage of labour and the continuity of care to the client after delivery. With this it also enables the student to practice the aspect of midwifery that deals with the client needs, the right of the clients in rendering quality and proper care to her satisfaction. It also helps the student to gain knowledge in the changes and management, ideals and practices in the clinics and maternity homes. The care study offers the student midwife the opportunity to put the knowledge and skills acquired during training into practice. It also enables her to detect problems and needs of the mother and her family. Also the family centered maternity care study helps to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. The client and family centered maternity care study is compiled into a document in partial fulfillment for the award of registered midwifery certificate by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana.f