Accreditation of birth centres: Advantages for newborns

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 417-418

  Dotta, Andrea ^a   Portanova, Anna ^a   Bianchi, Natalia ^a   Atti, Marta Ciofi Degli ^a   Zanini, Rinaldo ^b   Raponi, Massimiliano ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento Materno Infantile   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Birth centers; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID;

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREAST FEEDING; CAREGIVER; CERTIFICATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG MONITORING; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ITALY; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICATION ERROR; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERINATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; BIRTHING CENTERS; CERTIFICATION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; ITALY; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84873454144     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.715461     Document Type: Article

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