Enhancing focused antenatal care in Ghana: An exploration into perceptions of practicing midwives

dc.contributor.authorBaffour-Awuah, A.
dc.contributor.authorMwini-Nyaledzigbor, P.P.
dc.contributor.authorRichter, S.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-14T15:56:10Z
dc.date.available2019-02-14T15:56:10Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractObjective: The specific objectives of this study were to explore the perceptions of midwives on focused antenatal care at a large urban hospital in Tema, Ghana. Methodology: An interpretive descriptive design was used to explore, interpret and describe the perceptions of midwives in the provision of focused antenatal services to pregnant women. Purposive sampling techniques were used to recruit participants (midwives). Data were collected by conducting individual semi-structured interviews. The recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim. Data were manually coded using two methods described by Saldana (2009). Guba's model of trustworthiness was implemented. Findings: Five themes emerged from the data analysis. It included midwives' conceptualization of FANC and their perception of FANC processes/flow, quality of care, factor inhibiting the implementation of FANC, and strategies to enhance FANC interventions. Discussion: Continuous quality management is essential to ensure a supportive environment to deliver FANC services. Continued and increased support from Ghana Health Service (GHS) will be of great importance. Conclusion: It is clear that the midwives in this study perceived FANC positive. FANC contributes to the quality of ANC delivery and subsequent improvement in the health status of pregnant women in Ghana. In addition, the findings contributed to existing knowledge and have the potential to guide future research in the field of ANC to improve maternal health and reduce maternal deaths. © 2015 The Authors.en_US
dc.identifier.otherVolume 2,Pages 59-64
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2015.02.001
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/27536
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Africa Nursing Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectFocused antenatal careen_US
dc.subjectMidwivesen_US
dc.subjectPerceptionsen_US
dc.titleEnhancing focused antenatal care in Ghana: An exploration into perceptions of practicing midwivesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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