title: Patient safety and teamwork in perinatal care: resources for clinicians.
abstract: Recent data reveal communication issues and organizational culture to be key factors in adverse perinatal outcomes. Hierarchical communication is common in healthcare and can be a significant impediment to safe care. Principles of teamwork employed by other industries, such as aviation and the military, can be appropriately applied to healthcare. This article provides a brief introduction to Crew Resource Management as well as a listing of print, multimedia, and Web resources for clinicians interested in promoting cultural change and effective teamwork.
authors.affiliation: Perinatal Risk Management and Education Services, Chicago, IL 60618, USA. LISACNM@comcast.com
authors.forename: Lisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D011247:Pregnancy; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*