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Family-Centered Maternity Care

Author(s): Celeste R. Phillips, RN, EdD
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763723606
  • ISBN-10:0763723606
  • Paperback    272 pages      © 2003
Price: International Sales $108.95 US List
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Overview

2003 AJN Book of the Year Award Winner!

This exciting new book provides everything nurses, physicians, and educators need to develop a Family-Centered Maternity program in their practice or facility. It offers a complete look at Family-Centered Maternity Care (FCMC), covering the history and evolution, and antepartum and intrapartum care for normal and at-risk pregnancies. It also provides examples for developing FCMC programs in hospitals, sample forms, policies and procedures for implementing such programs, and even assessment criteria for hospitals to evaluate their level of compliance with FCMC standards. 

ShowKey Features

Presents content in chronological order, allowing the reader to follow the woman and her family through the childbearing years

Contains a special chapter on babies at-risk

Contains sample FCMC policies, procedures, and documentation forms

A list of family-centered program components is provided for each chapter that summarizes the key points

Provides all of the essential information necessary to implement a family-centered program

Includes strategies for change and cultural development

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ShowTable of Contents

Chapter 1: Family-Centered Maternity Care
Chapter 2: Family-Centered Antepartum Care
Chapter 3: Family-Centered Intrapartum Care
Chapter 4: Family-Centered Care for Pregnancy, Labor, Birth, and Babies at Risk
Chapter 5: Family-Centered Mother-Baby Care
Chapter 6: Marketing Family-Centered Maternity Care

Appendices

Appendix A: Internet Resources for Developing Evidence-Based Practices
Appendix B: Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Synopsis
Appendix C: Standards of Family-Centered Maternity Care
Appendix D: An Overview of the Family-Centered Maternity Care Nursing Screening Tool
Appendix E: The Centering Pregnancy Program: A Model for Group Prenatal Care
Appendix F: Urban Midwife Associates
Appendix G: Resources for Information on Family-Centered Maternity Care
Appendix H: Assessment of Criteria for a Family Beginnings Maternity Program
Appendix I: Competency-Based Skills Checklist for Mother-Baby Nursing


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ShowAbout the Author(s)

Celeste R. Phillips, RN, EdD

Dr. Celeste Phillips, an internationally recognized expert and leader in Family-Centered Maternity Care, has pioneered efforts to improve maternity care through family-centered practice for more than 40 years. She is currently president of Phillips and Fenwick, a women's healthcare company. Founded in 1988, Phillips and Fenwick is located in Santa Cruz, California. Over the past 14 years, the firm has helped hundreds of hospitals throughout the US and Canada develop high quality, efficiently operated family-centered maternity programs and facilities.

A graduate of Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing, San Jose State University, and the University of Southern California, Dr. Phillips has an extensive clinical and educational background in maternal-child nursing. She has authored numerous books, monographs, and journal articles. Two of her books received the American Journal of Nursing's Book of the Year Award. A prolific speaker on maternity care, she has served as keynote speaker and faculty member for 60 national conferences and symposiums. She has served two terms on the board of directors of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN) and one term on the board of the International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA). Dr. Phillips' work is well recognized and she has received the Distinguished Professional Service Award from AWHONN and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Women's Health (NAWH). 

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  • "This book is a great resource for those beginning to prepare for family-centered care, a good review for those who are on their way, and even a tool for determining compliance for those who have been following the program for a while.  It is easy to read and follow and contains all the tools, support, and encouragement needed to make this model work in your environment."

    —Pamela Edenfield, MSN, IBCLC
    as reviewed in Journal of Human Lactation

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