Maternal-fetal transport. A nurse team.
Northwestern Perinatal Center in Chicago, Illinois, developed and implemented a maternal-fetal transport system. The system is unique not only because it is in a metropolitan area but also because the transport teams are nurses only in more than 95% of the maternal-fetal transports. Rationale and design of the system, development of the team, discussion of problems, and certification process for nurses is presented.
D002568:Certification; D002641:Chicago; D002662:Child Health Services; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005260:Female; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services; D009773:Obstetric Nursing; D011247:Pregnancy; D011996:Records; D014187:Transportation of Patients