Family-centered maternity units--fact or fiction?
The author describes discrepancies between nursing education and institutional practices in the area of family-centered maternity care, and questions current limitations in FCMC. The maternity nurse is urged to implement changes which will result in a rewarding childbirth experience in a medically safe environment.
D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000193:education; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy