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ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Preventing maternal death.

Sentinel Event Alert. January 26, 2010;(44):1-4.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Obstetric Issues.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. December 2009;6(suppl 1):1-32.

BOOK/REPORT

Toward Improving the Outcome of Pregnancy: Enhancing Perinatal Health Through Quality, Safety and Performance Initiatives (TIOP III).

Berns SD, ed. White Plains, NY: March of Dimes; December 2010.

STUDY

More to teamwork than knowledge, skill and attitude.

Siassakos D, Draycott TJ, Crofts JF, Hunt LP, Winter C, Fox R. BJOG. 2010;117:1262-1269.

STUDY

Development and usability of a behavioural marking system for performance assessment of obstetrical teams.

Tregunno D, Pittini R, Haley M, Morgan PJ. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:393-396.

COMMENTARY

Building team and technical competency for obstetric emergencies: the mobile obstetric emergencies simulator (MOES) system.

Deering S, Rosen MA, Salas E, King HB. Simul Healthc. 2009;4:166-173.

REVIEW

Multidisciplinary team training in a simulation setting for acute obstetric emergencies: a systematic review.

Merién AER, van de Ven J, Mol BW, Houterman S, Oei SG. Obstet Gynecol. 2010;115:1021-1031.

STUDY

Mobile in situ obstetric emergency simulation and teamwork training to improve maternal–fetal safety in hospitals.

Guise J, Lowe NK, Deering S, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:443-453:AP1-AP2.

COMMENTARY

Tubing safety in the obstetric setting: preventing medication errors.

Broussard BS. Nurs Womens Health. 2009;13:155-158.

REVIEW

Patient safety and medical liability: current status and an agenda for the future.

Abuhamad A, Grobman WA. Obstet Gynecol. 2010;116:570-577.

STUDY

Impact of a comprehensive patient safety strategy on obstetric adverse events.

Pettker CM, Thung SF, Norwitz ER, et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 May;200:492.e1-8.

STUDY

A systematic approach to the identification and classification of near-miss events on labor and delivery in a large, national health care system.

Clark SL, Meyers JA, Frye DR, McManus K, Perlin JB. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012;207:441-445.

STUDY

Managing disruptive behaviors in the health care setting: focus on obstetrics services.

Rosenstein AH. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011;204:187-192.

STUDY

Effect of a comprehensive obstetric patient safety program on compensation payments and sentinel events.

Grunebaum A, Chervenak F, Skupski D. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011;204:97-105.

COMMENTARY

Implementation of a protocol to reduce occurrence of retained sponges after vaginal delivery.

Lutgendorf MA, Schindler LL, Hill JB, Magann EF, O'Boyle JD. Mil Med. 2011;176:702-704.

STUDY

Content analysis of team communication in an obstetric emergency scenario.

Siassakos D, Draycott T, Montague I, Harris M. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2009;29:499-503.

STUDY

Transferring responsibility and accountability in maternity care: clinicians defining their boundaries of practice in relation to clinical handover.

Chin GS, Warren N, Kornman L, Cameron P. BMJ Open. 2012;2:e000734.

REVIEW

Obstetric medical emergency teams are a step forward in maternal safety!

Al Kadri HM. J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2010;3:337-341.

COMMENTARY

A system-wide initiative to prevent retained vaginal sponges.

Chagolla BA, Gibbs VC, Keats JP, Pelletreau B. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2011;36:312-317.

BOOK/REPORT

How-to Guide: Prevent Obstetrical Adverse Events.

Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2012.

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