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COMMENTARY classic

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

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

STUDY

Failure to rescue as a process measure to evaluate fetal safety during labor.

Beaulieu MJ. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2009;34:18-23.

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

Major congenital malformations after first-trimester exposure to ACE inhibitors.

Cooper WO, Hernandez-Diaz S, Arbogast PG, et al. N Engl J Med. 2006;354:2443-2451.

COMMENTARY

Pregnant with Danger.

Pearlman MD, Desmond JS. WebM&M [serial online]. May 2005.

COMMENTARY

System errors in intrapartum electronic fetal monitoring: a case review.

Miller LA. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2005;50:507-516.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Lights. Camera. Robot Action!

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

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.

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.

STUDY

Effective physician–nurse communication: a patient safety essential for labor and delivery.

Lyndon A, Zlatnik MG, Wachter RM. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011;205:91-96.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Nurse error spotlights drug's danger.

Greene L. St. Petersburg Times. June 15, 2006:A1.

AWARD RECIPIENT

2006 Quest for Quality Prize.

Runy LA. Hosp Health Netw. September 2006.

COMMENTARY

Failure to Latch

Rodriguez M., Mannel R., Frye D. MN AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2008.

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.

COMMENTARY

Perinatal patient safety from the perspective of nurse executives: a round table discussion.

Thorman KE, Capitulo KL, Dubow J, Hanold K, Noonan M, Wehmeyer J. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2006;35:409-416.

STUDY

Michigan Health & Hospital Association Keystone Obstetrics: a statewide collaborative for perinatal patient safety in Michigan.

Simpson KR, Knox GE, Martin M, George C, Watson SR. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:544-551.

STUDY

Inadvertent administration of magnesium sulfate through the epidural catheter: report and analysis of a drug error.

Goodman EJ, Haas AJ, Kantor GS. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2006;15:63-67.

TOOLKIT

Perinatal SBAR Tools.

Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

200 epidural blunders admitted after three women die.

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

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

ACOG Committee Opinion #464: patient safety in the surgical environment.

ACOG Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. Obstet Gynecol. 2010;116:786-790.

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