WOMENS PERCEPTIONS OF QUALITY AND BENEFITS OF POSTPARTUM CARE

Citation
Ma. Hunter et Jh. Larrabee, WOMENS PERCEPTIONS OF QUALITY AND BENEFITS OF POSTPARTUM CARE, Journal of nursing care quality, 13(2), 1998, pp. 21-30
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Nursing
ISSN journal
10573631
Volume
13
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
21 - 30
Database
ISI
SICI code
1057-3631(1998)13:2<21:WPOQAB>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Increased competition in the United States has led to increased intere st in women's perceptions of their obstetric experience. Family-center ed postpartum care (FCPPC) was originated to improve women's perceptio ns of care quality. This study examined differences in and the hypothe sized relationship between quality and beneficence in a group receivin g traditional postpartum care (TPPC) and a group receiving FCPPC in a safety-net hospital in West Tennessee. Both groups had high mean quali ty and beneficence scores; however, the FCPPC group's scores were sign ificantly higher than those of the TPPC group. There was a relationshi p between quality and beneficence for the combined sample. The finding s suggest that nurses should incorporate FCPPC approaches as a means o f improving perceived quality and benefits.