National Partnership for Maternal Safety: consensus bundle on support after a severe maternal event.

Christine H Morton; Michelle Flaum Hall; Sarah J.M Shaefer; Deborah Karsnitz; Stephen D. Pratt; Miranda Klassen; Kisha Semenuk; Cynthia Chazotte

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National Partnership for Maternal Safety: consensus bundle on support after a severe maternal event.

January 27, 2021

Morton CH, Hall MF, Shaefer SJM, et al. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2021;50(1):88-101.

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Individuals involved in adverse maternal events require support both physically and emotionally. This guidance combines readiness, recognition, response, and reporting and systems-learning steps to aid birthing facility nurses and management in providing standardized help for mothers, families, and care team members that experience care-related harm.

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