An Analysis of Women-Centered Care Needs in Midwifery Care

Abstract

. An ideal health care service recommend a women-centered care approach to midwifery services. A concept which is. The study was conducted to explore the midwives and patients perspectives on women center care. A phenomenology qualitative design (n=12) were purposively drawn at midwifery care unit of one private hospital in Yogyakarta Province, Republic of Indonesia. The result explain that there are three themes representing midwives and women’s perspectives on women center care in midwifery services. These were midwifery services capacity, empowerment, and challenge. Within these themes, sub themes arose that represent key elements of women center care. These were patient’s rights and liabilities, excellent service, the number of health care provider, health insurance, instruments, education, awareness, and training.