Midwives' perspectives about using individualized care plans in the provision of immediate postpartum care in Uganda; an exploratory qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Individualized care planning has been slowly integrated into practice in Uganda with minimal documentation of how the concept is applied in providing care. This study explored the perceptions of midwives about the use of individualized care plans (ICPs) in the provision of immediate postpartum care.

Methods

An exploratory descriptive qualitative approach was used in this study. We interviewed fifty midwives from 37 health facilities in Uganda's greater Mpigi region. The midwives, who were certificate and diploma holders, were purposively enrolled in the selected facilities. Deductive content analysis was done based on the COM-B model.

Results

Four themes emerged from the data namely; compatibility, motivation, opportunities, and the midwives' suggested st

SUBMITTER: Namutebi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10514976 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature