A Client Family Centered Case Study on Madam Zuliaha Sayuba

Abstract

The practice of midwifery has been in existence for so many years, though with-it traditional background, it has undergone many changes to meet the ever-changing needs of client and her family both locally and globally. Each client is a special person and therefore needs individualized care. Client and Family Centered Maternity Care Study is a holistic obstetric nursing care rendered to a pregnant woman and her family so as to enhance quality health services and client satisfaction. This care is rendered right from pregnancy through labour to the end of puerperium. This is based on the understanding that the woman is a unique individual with physical, spiritual, psychological and socio-economic needs. It also helps to prepare the family mentally in reception of the new born.This family centered maternity care study gives a student midwife the necessary opportunity to utilize or put into practice her acquired knowledge in the classroom to identify client’s 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 Nurses’ and Midwives’ Council of Ghana to help contribute to the award of diploma in licensing professional certificate in midwifery at the end of the three years course.