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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The day Joy died.

Brandeland GP. Med Econ. 2006 Oct 20;83:50, 52-53.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Lights. Camera. Robot Action!

Shute N. U.S. News & World Report. January 23, 2006;140:62-63.

REVIEW

Simulation in obstetric anesthesia.

Pratt SD. Anesth Analg. 2012;114:186-190.

COMMENTARY

Waiting Too Long.

Rosen MA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. November 2003.

STUDY

Predictors of likelihood of speaking up about safety concerns in labour and delivery.

Lyndon A, Sexton JB, Simpson KR, Rosenstein A, Lee KA, Wachter RM. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21;791-799.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

State: nurse error caused death.

Wahlberg D. Wisconsin State Journal. July 22, 2006:A1.

COMMENTARY

Improving patient safety with team coordination: challenges and strategies of implementation.

Harris KT, Treanor CM, Salisbury ML. J Obset Gynol Neonatal Nurs. 2006;35:557-566.

REVIEW

Communication and teamwork in patient care: how much can we learn from aviation?

Lyndon A. J Obset Gynol Neonatal Nurs. 2006;35:538-546.

TOOLKIT

Perinatal SBAR Tools.

Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

STUDY

Liability associated with obstetric anesthesia: a closed claims analysis.

Davies JM, Posner KL, Lee LA, Cheney FW, Domino KB. Anesthesiology. 2009;110:131-139.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

In just a flash, simple surgery can turn deadly.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal. February 18, 2009:D1.

COMMENTARY classic

A 38-year-old woman with fetal loss and hysterectomy.

Sachs BP. JAMA. 2005;294:833-840.

STUDY

The introduction of a surgical safety checklist in a tertiary referral obstetric centre.

Kearns RJ, Uppal V, Bonner J, Robertson J, Daniel M, McGrady EM. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:818-822.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

200 epidural blunders admitted after three women die.

Oakeshott I. The Sunday Times. June 18, 2006.

COMMENTARY

Epidural pump programming error leading to inadvertent 10-fold dosing error during epidural labor analgesia with ropivacaine.

Thyen AB, McAllister RK, Councilman LM. J Patient Saf. 2010;6:244-246.

STUDY

A national survey of safe practice with epidural analgesia in obstetric units.

Jones R, Swales HA, Lyons GR. Anaesthesia. 2008;63:516-519.

STUDY

A national survey of obstetric anaesthetic handovers.

Sabir N, Yentis SM, Holdcroft A. Anaesthesia. 2006;61:376-380.

STUDY

Nurse-physician communication during labor and birth: implications for patient safety.

Simpson KR, James DC, Knox GE. J Obset Gynol Neonatal Nurs. 2006;35:547-556.

STUDY

Speaking up and sharing information improves trainee neonatal resuscitations.

Katakam LI, Trickey AW, Thomas EJ. J Patient Saf. 2012;8:202-209.

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.

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