Toolkit for Improving Perinatal Safety.

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Toolkit for Improving Perinatal Safety.

April 4, 2018

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. June 2017.

Communication in labor and delivery units can be challenging. This AHRQ-funded program draws from comprehensive unit-based safety program principles to reduce errors in maternal and neonatal care. The toolkit provides guidance and materials focused on enhancing teamwork skills, implementing perinatal safety strategies, and utilizing in situ simulation. Team training modules and care bundles are shared to enable skill development. A previous WebM&M commentary explored a near miss with a neonate.

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