Adverse events in women giving birth in a labor ward: a retrospective record review study.

Annika Skoogh; Marie Louise Hall-Lord; Carina Bååth; Ann-Kristin Sandin Bojö

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Adverse events in women giving birth in a labor ward: a retrospective record review study.

November 3, 2021

Skoogh A, Hall-Lord ML, Bååth C, et al. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021;21(1):1093.

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Improving maternal safety is a priority patient safety issue. Using the Global Trigger Tool, researchers found that nearly three-quarters of adverse events in one labor ward in a Swedish hospital were preventable. Common events included lacerations and anesthesia-related events and often resulted in a prolonged hospital stay.

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