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Postnatal care in hospitals: ritual, routine or individualized
Carole Gilmour1, Susan Twining
1Frankston Hospital, Peninsula Health.
Australian Journal of Midwifery : Professional Journal of the Australian College of Midwives Incorporated
|September 11, 2002
Abstract:
Postnatal care in hospital continues to include routine recording of observations of temperature, pulse, blood pressure, fundal height, lochia and perineal injury on clinical pathways that allow little if any leeway for individualizing care. This paper discusses the issues of designing a new clinical pathway that encompasses best practice, is woman friendly and allows for individualized care rather than routine rituals.