Implementation of an active management of labor guideline in a managed care setting.
This article reports on a study assessing the impact of a clinical guideline for the active management of labor. Modest changes were noted in the process of care with minimal impact on outcomes. Results might have been enhanced if more systems had been in place and if provider training had involved more comprehensive discussion and feedback on each of the components.
Rolnick
S J
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HealthPartners Research Foundation, Bloomington, MN, USA.
Hyer
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Jackson
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Loes
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D000328:Adult; D003696:Delivery Rooms / Q000592:standards*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D010120:Oxytocics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014481:United States
D010120:Oxytocics