Effect of Woman-Centered Care on Anxiety and Comfort Levels

Each woman in the experimental group was given woman-centered care as from 2 hours postpartum and this process continued until 24 hours postpartum. Physiological parameters (systolic-diastolic blood pressure, pulse, body temperature) of women assigned either to the experimental group or the control group were measured at 2 hrs postpartum. The State, Trait Anxiety, and Postpartum Comfort Scales were pretested. A dynamic interaction was ensured between the researcher and the women in the experimental group who received woman-centered care. In the processes of determining and meeting the care needs of women in the early postpartum period, both the women and the researcher took equal responsibilities and the common goal of achieving safe results was shared. Clinical guidelines were used while providing woman-centered care.