Family Centered Intrapartum Care: Revisiting an Old Concept |
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| Authors: | Patricia S Tomlinson RN PhD Audrey A Mattson Bryan RN CPNP PhD Amy Lash Esau MS |
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| Institution: | Patricia S. Tomiinson is aprofessor tn the School ofNiirstng and the Department of Famtly Sctence at tbe University of Minnesota- Twin Cfdtes in Mtnneapolts.;Audrey A. Muttson Bryan is an associate professso? in the School of Nursfng at the University of Wisconsin, Bau Claire.;Amy Lash Esau is u doctorul student In Pam fly Socfal Science at the University of Mtnnesota- Twin Cttles in Minneapolis. |
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| Abstract: | The historic development of family centered care to the present time is traced, and future development is proposed. A family systems approach can help nurses focus on the family as a unit and on individual members. This requires nurses to develop skills in working with multiple family members, provide care and advocacy for varying and sometimes conflicting family needs, and promote family clarification of their own values and priorities. Such an approach can help intrapartum families add to their experience of coping with stress in a way that builds family cohesion and mutual support. |
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