ArticleEuropean journal of midwifery2018
Woman-centered care 2.0: Bringing the concept into focus.
Article in European journal of midwifery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05253664 (Evaluation of the Effect of Woman-Centered Care Given in the Early Postpartum Period on Anxiety and Comfort Levels), which is not on this map. Cited by 45 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Evaluation of the Effect of Woman-Centered Care Given in the Early Postpartum Period on Anxiety and Comfort Levels
Who cites it
45 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Pooled it
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- Predictors of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress: Prenatal and Postpartum Experiences in Canada.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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- Invisible but palpable- gender norms in childbirth : A focused ethnography on woman-midwife interaction and birth practices in two Swedish hospital labour wards.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Analysis of Maternity Rights Perception: Impact of Maternal Care in Diverse Socio-Health Contexts.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- Midwifery care attachments: shaping childbirth agency through care techniques.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- Psychometric Reliability to Assess the Perception of Women's Fulfillment of Maternity Rights.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- Designing a Midwife-Led Birth Center Program Based on the MAP-IT Model: A Sequential Explanatory Mixed-Methods Study.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- The future of midwife-led continuity of care: Call for a dialogue.Dialogues in health · 2024Article
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Abstract
introductionWoman-centered care has become a midwifery concept with implied meaning. In this paper we aim to provide a clear conceptual foundation of woman-centered care for midwifery science and practice.
methodsAn advanced concept analysis was undertaken. At the outset, a systematic search of the literature was conducted in PubMed, OVID and EBSCO. This was followed by an assessment of maturity of the retrieved data. Principle-based evaluation was done to reveal epistemological, pragmatic, linguistic and logic principles, that attribute to the concept. Summative conclusions of each respective component and a detailed analysis of conceptual components (antecedents, attributes, outcomes, boundaries) resulted in a definition of woman-centered care.
resultsEight studies were selected for analyses. In midwifery, woman-centered care has both a philosophical and a pragmatic meaning. There is strong emphasis on the woman-midwife relationship during the childbearing period. The concept demonstrates a dual and equal focus on physical parameters of pregnancy and birth, and on humanistic dimensions in an interpersonal context. The concept is epistemological, dynamic and multidimensional. The results reveal the concept's boundaries and fluctuations regarding equity and control. The role of the unborn child is not incorporated in the concept.
conclusionAn in-depth understanding and a broad conceptual foundation of womancentered care has evolved. Now, the concept is ready for research and educational purposes as well as for practical utility.
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