title: A holistic framework for maternity care.
abstract: This paper explores the concept of holism and its implications for maternity care. The integration of all aspects which affect the care of an individual mother and her baby is considered a holistic framework for maternity care is proposed.
authors.affiliation: School of Health, University of Greenwich, London, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tiran
mesh_terms: D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006694:Holistic Health; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D011247:Pregnancy