Reducing risk in maternity by optimising teamwork and leadership: An evidence-based approach to save mothers and babies

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 571-581

  Cornthwaite, Katie ^a   Edwards, Sian ^a   Siassakos, Dimitrios ^a,b  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

communication; emergency; handover; interprofessional; leader; patient care team; SBAR; simulation; teamwork; training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FETUS RISK; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LEADERSHIP; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MOTHER; PERCEPTION; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAMWORK;

COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY; HANDOVER; INTERPROFESSIONAL; LEADER; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SBAR; SIMULATION; TEAMWORK; TRAINING;

COMMUNICATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERRORS; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84880042237     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: 15321932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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