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Reducing preventable adverse events in obstetrics by improving interprofessional communication skills--results of an intervention study.

Hüner B, Derksen C, Schmiedhofer M, et al. Reducing preventable adverse events in obstetrics by improving interprofessional communication skills – results of an intervention study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023;23(1):55. doi:10.1186/s12884-022-05304-8.

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March 1, 2023
Hüner B, Derksen C, Schmiedhofer M, et al. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023;23(1):55.
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Safe obstetrical care can be compromised by a variety of controllable risk factors, such as communication between providers. To reduce preventable adverse events, interprofessional obstetric teams (physicians and midwives) in one hospital received training on the importance of team communication. Compared to the year before the training, there was a significantly significant reduction in diagnostic errors and inadequate birth position, but not in other categories.

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Hüner B, Derksen C, Schmiedhofer M, et al. Reducing preventable adverse events in obstetrics by improving interprofessional communication skills – results of an intervention study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023;23(1):55. doi:10.1186/s12884-022-05304-8.

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