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REVIEW

The case for simulation as part of a comprehensive patient safety program.

Argani CH, Eichelberger M, Deering S, Satin AJ. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012;206:451-455.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

ACOG Committee Opinion No. 447: patient safety in obstetrics and gynecology.

ACOG Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. Obstet Gynecol. 2009;114:1424-1427.

REVIEW

Simulation in obstetric anesthesia.

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

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.

BOOK/REPORT

Achieving Strong Teamwork Practices in Hospital Labor and Delivery Units.

Farley DO, Sorbero ME, Lovejoy SL, Salisbury M. Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation; 2010. ISBN: 9780833050557.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Preventing maternal death.

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

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

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.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The day Joy died.

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

COMMENTARY

Level IV evidence—adverse anecdote and clinical practice.

Stuebe AM. N Engl J Med. 2011;365:8-9.

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.

STUDY

Challenges faced in providing safe care in rural perinatal settings.

Jukkala AM, Kirby RS. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2009;34:365-371.

STUDY

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

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

COMMENTARY

A simple checklist for preventing major complications associated with cesarean delivery.

Duff P. Obstet Gynecol. 2010;116:1393-1396.

REVIEW

Overview of progress on patient safety.

Pronovost PJ, Holzmueller CG, Ennen CS, Fox HE. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011;204:5-10.

STUDY

Interdisciplinary team training identifies discrepancies in institutional policies and practices.

Andreatta P, Frankel J, Smith SB, Bullough A, Marzano D. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011;205:298-230.

REVIEW

Perinatal high reliability.

Knox GE, Simpson KR. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011;204: 373-377.

COMMENTARY

Electronic fetal heart rate monitoring: applying principles of patient safety.

Miller DA, Miller LA. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012;206:278-283.

COMMENTARY

Waiting Too Long.

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

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