Family-centered maternity/newborn care: A basic text - Softcover

Phillips, Celeste R

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801639182 ISBN 13: 9780801639180

Publisher: Mosby, 1987

Synopsis

Introduction Family-centered maternity care (FCMC) has been a hallmark of ICEA since its inception in 1960. At that time, "family-centered" meant including the father in childbirth preparation classes and in the birth itself. Over time, even as family members were welcomed in the birthing room, technology played an increasingly significant role in the birth experience. In response to this, Celeste Phillips wrote the textbook entitled "Family-Centered Maternity Care" (Phillips, 2003) in the mid 1970's. A decade later, McMaster University published a definition of FCMC that was then adopted by ICEA. (ICEA, n.d.) In 1996, the Coalition for Maternity Services published the Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative which was endorsed by many professional and consumer organizations. (CIMS, 1996) The Public Health Agency of Canada released its national guidelines for family-centered care in 2000 (PHAC, 2000). In response to the Institute of Medicine's publication of "Crossing the Quality Chasm", many professional organizations have published statements on "family-centered care" or "patient-centered care" (AWHONN, 2012; AAP, 2012)

About this edition

• Publisher: Mosby
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0801639182
• ISBN 13: 9780801639180
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 420