Overview
This exciting new book provides everything nurses, physicians, and educators need to develop a Family-Centered Maternity program in their practice or facility. It offers a complete look at Family Centered Maternity Care (FCMC), covering the history and evolution, and antepartum and intrapartum care for normal and at-risk pregnancies.
Synopsis
Describing an approach to providing care for women and their families that integrates pregnancy, birth, and infant care into the continuum of the family life cycle, this text for physicians and nurses offers strategies and methods for bringing this philosophy into maternity service operations in hospitals. It provides examples for developing family-centered maternity care programs, policies and procedures for implementation, sample forms, and assessment criteria. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR