Safety interventions on the labor and delivery unit.

Rachel M. Kacmar

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Safety interventions on the labor and delivery unit.

July 10, 2017

Kacmar RM. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2017;30(3):287-293.

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The labor and delivery unit is a high-risk care environment. This review spotlights the importance of safety culture in obstetric care and describes strategies to improve safety in this setting, including simulation and case review.

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