Birth centers: a new reality in our country, a new professional challenge

Authors

  • Lidia Lestegás Rodríguez SERGAS
  • Roser Carme Palau Rostafeda Desconocido
  • Sara García Gumiel Desconocido
  • Julia Hermida González Desconocido

Keywords:

Birth Center, professional level, Nursing

Abstract

This document aims to highlight the great opportunity we are experiencing with the development of new healthcare models, shifting the focus to the users of these services, and more specifically with the opening of the country's first Birth Center.
We address its justification, the general lines of operation, as well as the challenge it represents on a professional level.

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2025-09-04

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Lestegás Rodríguez, L., Palau Rostafeda, R. C., García Gumiel, S., & Hermida González, J. (2025). Birth centers: a new reality in our country, a new professional challenge. Revista Enfermeir@s, 1(34), 47–52. Retrieved from https://www.enfermerialugo.org/revista/index.php/enfermeiraos/article/view/268

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Vol. 1 No. 34 (2020): Enfermeir@s. Journal of the Illustrious Official College of Nursing of Lugo

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