Academic Paper Woman Centred Care

ACADEMIC PAPER WOMAN
CENTERED CARE

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
The art of women centred care received by women throughout childbirth continuum..........1
The role of midwife’s in providing effective midwifery care................................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Women centered care can be stated as importance provided to care and needs of women by
the healthcare profession so that effective treatment can be provided to it for its better health and
well-being. Midwife plays an important role in providing appropriate respectful, compassionate,
knowledgeable and skilled to all women, new-born infants and their families. Moreover, it can
be stated that midwifes work across continuum from pre-pregnancy, labour, postpartum and
early weeks of new-born infant’s life (Mainey & et.al., (2020). This report has covered crucial
information related to the art of women centered care received by women throughout childbirth
continuum. Furthermore, the roles of midwife’s in providing effective midwifery care to women
for their overall health and well- being.
The art of women centred care received by women throughout childbirth continuum
Women centred care focus on unique needs, expectations and aspiration of women
through recognises its right to self-determination in terms of control and continuity of care.
Through addressing issue that are face by women such as social, physical, spiritual, cultural and
emotional needs (Afulani, Sayi & Montagu, (2018). Furthermore, it states that women and new
born does not exist independently with each other so they need to be provided proper care. All
those are working in maternity care have explained that they aim to support health, well-being
and focus on delivering positive experience of care during the pregnancy (Rijnders & et.al.,
(2019). Or in early week of life and birth with a motivate to contribute growth of secure
attachment between the baby and its parents.
Continuity of midwifery can be defined as women that develop an partnership with
midwife to receive care during its pregnancy, labor pain and postnatal period. This lead in
lowering the intervention rates through offering better services to women. As continuity care
helps in better understanding of women, building trust between them and supporting so that they
can have a healthy baby (Joshi & et.al., (2021). It also helped in providing the personalised care
to the women as per their health problem or issue that they are being facing during the
pregnancy. Women centred care is suitable solely for healthy childbearing women or enhancing
the experience of women through resolving health problem face by them in effective. So it
contributes in ensuring that the babies and women get best care from midwifes throughout the
childbirth continuum (Mainey & et.al., (2020).
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