Development of the Woman-Centred Care Scale- Midwife Self Report (WCCS-MSR) [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021 Background Woman-centred care is recognised as a fundamental construct of midwifery practice yet to date, there has been no validated tool available to measure it.
Deborah L. Davis +10 more
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Woman-centred care during pregnancy and birth in Ireland: thematic analysis of women’s and clinicians’ experiences [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017 Background Recent policy and service provision recommends a woman-centred approach to maternity care. Midwife-led models of care are seen as one important strategy for enhancing women’s choice; a core element of woman-centred care.
Andrew Hunter +5 more
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Midwives providing woman-centred care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: A national qualitative study [PDF]
Women and Birth, 2022 Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused isolation, fear, and impacted on maternal healthcare provision. Aim: To explore midwives’ experiences about how COVID-19 impacted their ability to provide woman-centred care, and what lessons they have learnt ...
Virginia Stulz +2 more
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Strengthening woman-centred care for pregnant women with female genital mutilation in Australia: a qualitative muti-method study [PDF]
Frontiers in Global Women's HealthWoman-centred care is a collaborative approach to care management, where the woman and her health provider recognise one another's expertise and interact based on mutual respect to provide adequate information and individualised care.
Sabera Turkmani +2 more
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Evaluation of woman‐centred care status by Iranian midwives and providing strategies to improve women‐centred care: A sequential explanatory mixed method study protocol [PDF]
Nursing Open, 2023 Aim The present study aimed to evaluate the status of WCC provided by Iranian midwives. Design A sequential explanatory mixed method study protocol. Methods The present study was conducted in three phases: quantitative, qualitative and mixed.
Sepideh Mashayekh‐Amiri +5 more
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Exploring health care professionals' experiences and knowledge of woman-centred care in a university hospital. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Inspired by the six quality-of-care goals developed by the Institute of Medicine, woman-centred care (WCC) as model of care is used in maternity services as it gives an emphasis on the woman as an individual and not her status as a patient.
Lucia Floris +7 more
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Woman-centred care in conflict-affected and fragile states: a scoping review of policy integration and implementation gaps in the greater horn of Africa [PDF]
Reproductive HealthBackground Woman-centred care (WCC) is a respectful approach and a key component of quality care that prioritises a woman's dignity, autonomy, and preferences during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
Salma A. E. Ahmed +3 more
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Exploring the uses of virtues in woman‐centred care: A quest, synthesis and reflection
Nursing Philosophy, 2022 Woman‐centred care is a philosophy authentic to the midwifery profession, scaffolding and preceding the capacity and utility of woman‐centred care in daily practice.
Yvonne J Kuipers
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Midwives’ lived experiences of obstetric violence: a hermeneutic phenomenological study [PDF]
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-BeingBackground Obstetric violence encompasses harmful practices and care dynamics during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum that undermine women’s dignity, autonomy, and rights, and is associated with structural, gender, and organisational factors in ...
Irene Antúnez-Calvente +8 more
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Woman-centred care during crisis: a qualitative study of women’s experiences seeking and receiving intrapartum care during acute phase of the armed conflict in Khartoum, Sudan [PDF]
Conflict and HealthBackground Since April 2023, the conflict in Sudan has profoundly impacted the healthcare system, particularly maternal health services. This study examines women’s experiences accessing and receiving intrapartum care at healthcare facilities during the ...
Salma A.E. Ahmed +2 more
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