Katekani J Shirindza, Thivhulawi Malwela, Maria S Maputle
BACKGROUND: Community-based postnatal care is a valuable resource in the provision of maternal and neonatal care, specifically outside the hospital environment. However, its application in maternal and neonatal care is not clearly documented in relation to the rendering of services by primary caregivers. OBJECTIVES: This study clarifies the concept of 'community-based postnatal care' by using the concept analysis method. METHOD: To analyse the concept, relevant literatures were reviewed and analysed using the Walker and Avant method, namely, selecting a concept, determining the purpose of analysis, identifying all uses of the concept, defining attributes, identifying a model case, identifying borderline, related and contrary cases, identifying antecedents and consequences and identifying the empirical referents...
December 4, 2023: Curationis