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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.
Floris L, Michoud-Bertinotti B, Martinez de Tejada B, de Oliveira S, Pfister R, Parguey S, Thorn-Cole HE, de Labrusse C.   +7 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Development of the Woman-Centred Care Scale- Midwife Self Report (WCCS-MSR). [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy 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.
Davis DL, Creedy DK, Bradfield Z, Newnham E, Atchan M, Davie L, McAra-Couper J, Graham K, Griffiths C, Sweet L, Stulz V.   +10 more
europepmc   +6 more sources

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]

Nurs 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.
Mashayekh-Amiri S, Nourizadeh R, Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi S, Vaezi M, Meedya S, Mirghafourvand M.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Woman-centred care during pregnancy and birth in Ireland: thematic analysis of women's and clinicians' experiences. [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy 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.
Hunter A, Devane D, Houghton C, Grealish A, Tully A, Smith V.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Strengthening woman-centred care for pregnant women with female genital mutilation in Australia: a qualitative muti-method study. [PDF]

Front Glob Womens Health
Woman-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.
Turkmani S, Dawson A.
europepmc   +2 more sources

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]

Reprod Health
Background 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.
Ahmed SAE, Dawson A, Masuda C, Mahimbo A.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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]

Confl Health
Background 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 ...
Ahmed SAE, Mahimbo A, Dawson A.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Midwives' lived experiences of obstetric violence: a hermeneutic phenomenological study. [PDF]

Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being
Background 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 ...
Antúnez-Calvente I, Vázquez-Lara JM, Rodríguez-Díaz L, Ruger-Navarrete A, Mérida-Yáñez B, Gómez-Salgado J, Vázquez-Lara MD, Riesco-González FJ, Fernández-Carrasco FJ.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Between help and hindrance: a qualitative study on inclusion of birth companions in closed, invited and contested spaces within maternity care settings in Malawi. [PDF]

BMJ Public Health
Background Birth companionship is widely recognised as a key component of respectful maternity care, with well-documented benefits for maternal and neonatal outcomes. However, in low-resource settings like Malawi, its integration into facility-based care
Kandeya B, Chimwaza W, Hanson C, Kiwanuka Henriksson D, Stones W, Chipeta E, Alvesson HM.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Profit over woman-centred care? A commentary on drivers of high rates of caesarean birth in Indonesia. [PDF]

BMJ Glob Health
Zahroh RI, Betrán AP, Hazfiarini A, Cheong M, Ekawati FM, Emilia O, Homer C, Bohren MA.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources