Transferring responsibility and accountability in maternity care: clinicians defining their boundaries of practice in relation to clinical handover.
Chin GSM, Warren N, Kornman L, et al. Transferring responsibility and accountability in maternity care: clinicians defining their boundaries of practice in relation to clinical handover. BMJ Open. 2012;2(5). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000734.
This qualitative study found that although handovers are a routine part of maternity care, clinicians lacked a structured approach to transferring care, which led to unclear lines of responsibility.