Maternal and newborn care during disasters: thinking outside the hospital paradigm.
Emergencies that challenge the infrastructure of the current health care system require a shift in the standard of usual practice. Pregnant women and their newborns are intimately linked special populations that require continued care despite the community circumstances. Pre-event planning with community partners can generate a safer alternative for providing care during a public health emergency. Lessons learned from international and United States public health emergencies have resulted in a better understanding of the essentials of care and the development of resources to guide planning for these populations.
Pfeiffer
Jeanne
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School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. pfeif052@umn.edu
Avery
Melissa D
MD
Benbenek
Mary
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Prepas
Robbie
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Summers
Lisa
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Wachdorf
Cecilia M
CM
O'Boyle
Carol
C
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