PREGNANT WOMEN’S EXPERIENCE DURING ANTENATAL CARE IN PRIVATE CLINIC MATERNITY NURSING

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PREGNANT WOMEN’S EXPERIENCE DURING ANTENATAL CARE IN PRIVATE CLINIC MATERNITY NURSING Fitri Fujiana1* , Setyowati2 , Imami Nur Rachmawati2 1. Nursing Study Program, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Tanjungpura, Pontianak 78124, Indonesia 2. Faculty of Nursing Universitas Indonesia, Depok 16424, Indonesia *E-mail: fitri.fujiana@ners.untan.ac.id Abstract Maternity nurses are authorized health workers that provide antenatal care, but their roles and function in antenatal care services are not recognized by the public. This research aims to reveal the experience of pregnant women during antenatal visits in private clinic maternity nursing. Six pregnant women selected using purposive sampling underwent an in-depth interview in this descriptive phenomenological study. Data were analyzed through thematic content analysis with Moustakas approach. Three themes were identified in this study: 1) women experience good communication with maternity nurses; 2) women receive family-centered nursing care; 3) the schedule, cost, facility, and types of service meet the participants’ needs. This study suggests for nurses to improve their competencies in delivering antenatal care according to clients’ needs. Keywords: antenatal care, maternity nurses, pregnant women