Patient safety initiatives in obstetrics: a rapid review.

Jesmin Antony; Wasifa Zarin; Ba' Pham; Vera Nincic; Roberta Cardoso; John D Ivory; Marco Ghassemi; Sarah Louise Barber; Sharon E Straus; Andrea C Tricco

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Patient safety initiatives in obstetrics: a rapid review.

August 29, 2018

Antony J, Zarin W, Pham B', et al. BMJ Open. 2018;8(7):e020170.

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Various factors affect the safety of women and infants during childbirth. This review identified randomized controlled trials that examined various combinations of clinician education, team enhancement, and auditing as tactics to address problems, litigation, and costs resulting from safety events in obstetrics.

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