Commentary Measuring perinatal patient safety: review of current methods. Citation Text: Simpson KR. Measuring perinatal patient safety: review of current methods. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2006;35(3):432-42. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL May 31, 2006 Simpson KR. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2006;35(3):432-42. View more articles from the same authors. The author discusses four methods for measuring patient safety—structure measures, process measures, outcome measures, and safety attitude and climate surveys. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Simpson KR. Measuring perinatal patient safety: review of current methods. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2006;35(3):432-42. 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