Perinatal partnerships in practice: A conceptual framework for linking care across the childbearing continuum

Susan Bakewell-Sachs, Cynthia Armstrong Persily

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Abstract

Health care delivery across the childbearing continuum can involve multiple providers and sites, resulting in fragmentation and duplication of services. This article. presents a framework for developing linkages across care sites and providers as a potential model for minimizing such fragmentation and duplication. Nurses' presence in all health care settings, dominance in the provision of direct care services, and holistic focus of care establish them as logical leaders in linkage development.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)31-37
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1995
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Childbearing continuum
  • Communication
  • Coordination
  • Linkages
  • Pregnancy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics
  • Critical Care
  • Maternity and Midwifery

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