title: Extreme obesity as a patient safety risk during labor and birth.
authors.affiliation: Perinatal Clinical Nursing, St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, USA. KRSimpson@prodigy.net
authors.forename: Kathleen Rice
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D001513:Beds; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000628:therapy*; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*