Quality management in midwifery practice.
The authors provide an overview of quality management in midwifery practice and demonstrate the interaction between peer review, quality improvement, and quality assurance as it relates to midwifery care. Examples of indicators and thresholds are given, as well as how benchmarking fits with other quality management concepts.
Collins-Fulea
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Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA.
Kriebs
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Petersen
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D019985:Benchmarking / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018024:Peer Review, Health Care; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*