Psychological support of patients as important direction of professional activity of workers of an average link of obstetric and gynecologic service

• Shumovskaya O.A.

Abstract

The role of psychological support as an important therapeutic and preventive measure during obstetric support of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period is considered in the article. The analysis of domestic system of vocational training of future obstetricians has shown that the present psychological training of these specialists doesn't provide training of skills of psychological support of patients that is in a conflict with current trends in development of health care.

Keywords:psychological support, midwife, patient, pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum period, psychological training

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