Humanised care and a change in practice in a hospital in Benin

• Published in: Midwifery Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 421 - 428
• Main Authors: Fujita, Noriko, Perrin, Xavier R., Vodounon, Joséf A., Gozo, Michel K., Matsumoto, Yasuyo, Uchida, Sanae, Sugiura, Yasuo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2012
• Subjects: Attitude of Health Personnel; Benin; Childbirth; Continuity of Patient Care - organization & administration; Female; Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data; Hospitals; Humanised care; Humans; Interprofessional Relations; Japan; Midwifery - organization & administration; Midwifery care; Midwives; Motivation; Nurse's Role; Nurse-Patient Relations; Nursing; Obstetricians; Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital - organization & administration; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Pregnancy; Resource-limited setting; Surveys and Questionnaires; Women; Workload; Japan; Midwifery care; Resource-limited setting; Humanised care; Motivation

to describe the process of introduction and implementation of humanised care (humanised childbirth); to determine how the practice of humanised care affects midwives, obstetricians, and other service providers in the hospital; and to determine the factors influencing the change in practice. a qualit...