Nurse-Patient Communication During Postpartum Discharge Teaching: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Communication failures in inpatient maternity care are one of the leading causes of preventable maternal mortality. Most maternal mortality occurs during the postpartum period after hospital discharge. Nurses provide most direct inpatient maternity care and are responsible for postpartum discharge teaching, which is a critical moment for communicating about the care plan, concerns, warning signs, and follow-up plans to the patient, who will likely not be seen by a health care practitioner for 6 weeks, if at all.

Objective

The purpose of this study is to develop a deeper understanding of communication practices between nurses and first-time mothers during postpartum discharge teaching, including what supports or hinders the transfer of critical information and reco

SUBMITTER: Clark RRS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12579284 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature