Orchestrating care for a good life event: a hermeneutic study of the overlooked practices of rural perinatal nurses

Through providing finely tuned individual care and orchestrating care, the nurses facilitate birthing as a good life event for childbearing families, even in times of difficulty and uncertainty. As rural perinatal services continue to be at risk of closure, uncovering and articulating nurses' everyday practice and supportive mechanisms create the potential to highlight nurses' value and garner greater respect for their practice and contributions to care and the sustainability of rural perinatal services.