A safety evaluation of the impact of maternity-orientated human factors training on safety culture in a tertiary maternity unit.

Sophia P. Ansari; Malissa E. Rayfield; Victoria A. Wallis; Jennifer E. Jardine; Edward P. Morris; Edward Prosser-Snelling

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A safety evaluation of the impact of maternity-orientated human factors training on safety culture in a tertiary maternity unit.

June 19, 2019

Ansari SP, Rayfield ME, Wallis VA, et al. J Patient Saf. 2020;16(4):e359-e366.

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This study describes a multidisciplinary human factors training intervention for labor and delivery care that included communication training and simulation work. Researchers found that safety culture improved compared to preintervention scores.

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